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CVE-2024-0012 Palo Alto PAN-OS Authentication Bypass: What You Should Know

by Chris Jackson and Michael Teske

Discover the key information you need to know about the latest critical vulnerability in Palo Alto’s PAN-OS and what it means for your organization

What you'll learn

CVE-2024-0012, an authentication bypass vulnerability in Palo Alto’s PAN-O, the software that runs Palo Alto Networks' next-generation firewalls. Exploitation of this vulnerability would enable an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges to perform administrative actions, tamper with the configuration, or exploit other authenticated privilege escalation vulnerabilities. With this course, you’ll understand what this vulnerability means to you, and the steps you need to take to mitigate your organization’s exposure.

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CVE-2024-0012 Palo Alto PAN-OS Authentication Bypass: What You Should Know
7mins

About the authors

Chris Jackson is a cybersecurity professional with years of experience in identifying security incidents, securing applications and security training. Over the years, he has tested web applications for vulnerabilities, helped deploy SIEM platforms and more. He is passionate about teaching cybersecurity and committed to learning new technologies.

Michael Teske is a principal security author with Pluralsight helping people build their skills toolkit. Michael has 25+ years of experience in the IT Ops/Cloud/Cybersecurity industry including 17 of those years as an IT instructor at a technical college, focusing on Microsoft server infrastructure, security and automation. Michael attained his MBA with an emphasis in Computer Information System Security several years ago. Michael still keeps up with the industry as an independent consultant in ... more

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