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CVE-2026-0261· NVD / CVE Program· CNA palo_alto

PAN-OS: Authenticated Admin Command Injection Vulnerability

Multiple command injection vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enable an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions and run arbitrary commands as a root user. To be able to exploit this issue, the user must have access to the PAN-OS CLI or Web UI. The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators and by restricting access to the management web interface to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practice deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 . This issue is applicable to PAN-OS software on PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls and on Panorama (virtual and M-Series). Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access® are not impacted by these vulnerabilities.

MediumCVSS 6.1 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 13, 2026
Updated
Jul 14, 2026
EPSS
1.4% · 71th percentile
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Action score

24

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · palo_alto
6.1
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
paloaltonetworkspan-os
siemensruggedcom ape1808 firmware
siemensruggedcom ape1808

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.2.8 and later · before 11.2.10
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.8 and later · before 10.2.10
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.11 and later · before 10.2.13
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.14 and later · before 10.2.16
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.0 and later · before 11.1.4
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.5 and later · before 11.1.6
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.8 and later · before 11.1.10
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.11 and later · before 11.1.13
  • paloaltonetworks pan-osbefore 10.2.7
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os12.1.5 and later · before 12.1.7
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.2.0 and later · before 11.2.4
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.2.5 and later · before 11.2.7
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os12.1.0 and later · before 12.1.4
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.10
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.13
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.16
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.17
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.18
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.7
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.10

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (palo_alto). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW

    • Allnot affected

  • Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

    • 12.1.0 and later · before 12.1.7, 12.1.4-h5affectedfixed in 12.1.7, 12.1.4-h5
    • 11.2.0 and later · before 11.2.12, 11.2.10-h6, 11.2.7-h13, 11.2.4-h17affectedfixed in 11.2.12, 11.2.10-h6, 11.2.7-h13, 11.2.4-h17
    • 11.1.0 and later · before 11.1.15, 11.1.13-h5, 11.1.10-h25, 11.1.7-h6, 11.1.6-h32, 11.1.4-h33affectedfixed in 11.1.15, 11.1.13-h5, 11.1.10-h25, 11.1.7-h6, 11.1.6-h32, 11.1.4-h33
    • 10.2.0 and later · before 10.2.18-h6, 10.2.16-h7, 10.2.13-h21, 10.2.10-h36, 10.2.7-h34affectedfixed in 10.2.18-h6, 10.2.16-h7, 10.2.13-h21, 10.2.10-h36, 10.2.7-h34

  • Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

    • Allnot affected

Same product

paloaltonetworks: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-3400PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtectKEV
    100Now
  • CVE-2017-15944Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to executeKEV
    98Now
  • CVE-2024-0012PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web Interface (PAN-SA-2024-0015)KEV
    97Now
  • CVE-2025-0108PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web InterfaceKEV
    95Now
  • CVE-2026-0257PAN-OS: GlobalProtect Authentication Bypass VulnerabilitiesKEV
    90Now
  • CVE-2024-9474PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Web Management InterfaceKEV
    85Now

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS10.2.10-h36Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS10.2.13-h21Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS10.2.16-h7Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS10.2.18-h6Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS10.2.7-h34Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.10-h25Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.13-h5Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.15Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.4-h33Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.6-h32Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.7-h6Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.2.10-h6Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.2.12Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.2.4-h17Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.2.7-h13Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS12.1.4-h5Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS12.1.7Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-028657 days apartPAN-OS: Authenticated Command Injection in CLI
    25Monitor
  • CVE-2026-027328 days apartPAN-OS: Authenticated Admin Command Injection Vulnerability via CLI or Web UI
    24Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2026-02570 days apartPAN-OS: GlobalProtect Authentication Bypass VulnerabilitiesKEV
    90Now
  • CVE-2026-02650 days apartPAN-OS: Authentication Bypass with Cloud Authentication Service (CAS) enabled
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2026-028357 days apartPAN-OS: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Large Scale VPN (LSVPN)
    18Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

nvd-secondary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const host = req.body.host;exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

ts
const host = req.body.host;if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

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