PAN-OS: Authenticated Admin Command Injection Vulnerability (Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.84 % · percentile 58 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables 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 management interface. The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized 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 affected by this vulnerability.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.1 | 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:D/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 5.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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:D/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.1 | 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:D/RE:M/U:Amber | NVD · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-101631
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-0320
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1326 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Palo Alto Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · Cloud NGFW | unaffected All |
| Palo Alto Networks · PAN-OS | affected 12.2.0 < 12.2.4 ; affected 12.1.0 < 12.1.10-h2 ; affected 11.2.0 < 11.2.16 ; affected 11.1.0 < 11.1.16-h3 ; affected 10.2.0 < 10.2.18-h12 |
| Palo Alto Networks · Prisma Access | unaffected All < 12.1.7-h8 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |