CVE-2026-0280
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CVE-2026-0280 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale. An IPv6 packet processing vulnerability in the dataplane of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker to bypass firewall security policy enforcement, allowing network traffic that should be blocked to reach protected services. Cloud NGFW and Panorama are not impacted by this vulnerability.. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An IPv6 packet processing vulnerability in the dataplane of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker to bypass firewall security policy enforcement, allowing network traffic that should be blocked to reach protected services. Cloud NGFW and Panorama are not impacted by this vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/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:Y/R:X/V:D/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 | >= 11.1.14, < 11.1.16 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 11.1.4 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 11.1.5 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 11.1.6 | — |
| 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 | >= 11.2.11, < 11.2.13 | — |
| 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 | >= 12.1.5, < 12.1.7 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 12.1.4 | — |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | 12.1.7 | — |
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