Suspicious PAN-OS GlobalProtect Portal Font Staging File Creation

PremiumReviewedSigma · High · v1
Product
linux
Category
file_event
Author
HuntRule
Published
2026-06-18
Updated
2026-08-28

ATT&CK techniques

Initial Access → Persistence
  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Execution

  4. Priv Esc

  5. Defense Evasion

  6. Cred Access

  7. Discovery

  8. Lateral Movement

  9. Collection

  10. C2

  11. Exfiltration

  12. Impact

What it detects

This rule detects creation of the Latte-Regular.woff file under the GlobalProtect portal fonts directory which Wiz identified as a staging artifact used during exploitation of the PAN-OS vulnerabilities CVE-2024-0012 and CVE-2024-9474. This is important because attackers wrote this specific web font path to stage payloads on the appliance so its appearance signals that the firewall has been compromised and is being prepared for follow-on tooling.

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