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CVE-2026-0272: PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)

MediumCVSS 6.0 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 24/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.26% (FIRST EPSS).
  • 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.
  • Fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.2.10-h37, 10.2.13-h22, 10.2.16-h8.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.2.10-h37, 10.2.13-h22, 10.2.16-h8 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allows an authenticated administrator with access to the Command Line Interface (CLI) to perform actions on the device with root privileges. 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 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 this vulnerability.

Published
Jun 10, 2026
Updated
Nov 10, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 18th percentile

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Action score

24

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · palo_alto
6.0
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:N/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.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
paloaltonetworkspan-os

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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 12.1.4-h7affectedfixed in 12.1.4-h7, 12.1.5
    • 11.2.0 and later · before 11.2.4-h18affectedfixed in 11.2.4-h18, 11.2.7-h16, 11.2.10-h9, 11.2.11
    • 11.1.0 and later · before 11.1.4-h34affectedfixed in 11.1.4-h34, 11.1.6-h33, 11.1.7-h7, 11.1.10-h27, 11.1.13-h7, 11.1.14
    • 10.2.0 and later · before 10.2.7-h35affectedfixed in 10.2.7-h35, 10.2.10-h37, 10.2.13-h22, 10.2.16-h8, 10.2.18-h5

  • Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

    • Allnot affected
Affected versions · NVD (20)

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-os11.2.5 and later · before 11.2.7
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.8 and later · before 11.1.10
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.11 and later · before 11.1.13
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.0 and later · before 10.2.7
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os12.1.2 and later · before 12.1.4
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.2.0 and later · before 11.2.4
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.0 and later · before 11.1.4
  • 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
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.13
  • paloaltonetworks pan-os11.1.4

Same product

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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…KEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2024-0012PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web Interface (PAN-SA-2024-0015)KEV
    97Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-0266Jun 10, 2026 · PAN-OS: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in the Web Interface
    4Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-0269Jun 10, 2026 · PAN-OS: Denial of Service (DoS) in Tunnel Traffic Processing
    18Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-0273Jun 10, 2026 · PAN-OS: Authenticated Admin Command Injection Vulnerability via CLI or Web UI
    24Monitor

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-h37Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS10.2.13-h22Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS10.2.16-h8Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS10.2.18-h5Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS10.2.7-h35Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.10-h27Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.13-h7Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.14Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.4-h34Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.6-h33Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.7-h7Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.2.10-h9Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.2.11Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.2.4-h18Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.2.7-h16Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS12.1.4-h7Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS12.1.5Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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Credits

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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-862 · Missing Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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

Attack context

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References

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