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CVE-2024-5916: palo alto networks cloud ngfw Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk

CVSS: 6.0v4.0MediumAnalyzed
Published 14-08-2024Last modified 30-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-5916 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk vulnerability in palo alto networks cloud ngfw. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.0/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An information exposure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a local system administrator to unintentionally disclose secrets, passwords, and tokens of external systems. A read-only administrator who has access to the config log, can read secrets, passwords, and tokens to external systems.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Palo alto networks2 products
Paloaltonetworks1 product
  • pan-os≥ 10.2.0, < 10.2.8 | ≥ 11.0.0, < 11.0.4

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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