SB2026061640 - Privilege escalation in Palo Alto PAN-OS CLI
Published: June 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026061640
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Missing Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-0272)
CWE-ID: CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
CVSSv4: 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/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in the command line interface (CLI) when handling administrator CLI access. A remote privileged user can perform actions on the device with root privileges to escalate privileges.
This issue applies to PAN-OS software on PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls and on Panorama.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.