CVE-2026-0272
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CVE-2026-0272 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 10.2.0, < 10.2.7 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 10.2.8, < 10.2.10 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 10.2.11, < 10.2.13 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 10.2.14, < 10.2.16 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 10.2.7 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 10.2.10 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 10.2.13 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 10.2.16 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 10.2.17 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 10.2.18 | H1 |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 11.1.0, < 11.1.4 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 11.1.8, < 11.1.10 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 11.1.11, < 11.1.13 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 11.1.4 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 11.1.5 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 11.1.6 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 11.1.7 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 11.1.10 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 11.1.13 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 11.2.0, < 11.2.4 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 11.2.5, < 11.2.7 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 11.2.8, < 11.2.10 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 11.2.4 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 11.2.7 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 11.2.10 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 12.1.2, < 12.1.4 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 12.1.4 | — |
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