Security News > 2024 > April > Week in review: Palo Alto firewalls mitigation ineffective, PuTTY client vulnerable to key recovery attack
Palo Alto firewalls: Public exploits, rising attacks, ineffective mitigationWhile it initially seemed that protecting Palo Alto Network firewalls from attacks leveraging CVE-2024-3400 would be possible by disabling the devices' telemetry, it has now been confirmed that this mitigation is ineffectual.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-12 | CVE-2024-3400 | Command Injection vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os A command injection as a result of arbitrary file creation vulnerability in the GlobalProtect feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software for specific PAN-OS versions and distinct feature configurations may enable an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall. Cloud NGFW, Panorama appliances, and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability. | 10.0 |