Heap-based buffer overflow in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2026-0264
Published: May 19, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU131772
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-0264
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in the DNS proxy and DNS server features when processing specially crafted network traffic. A remote attacker can send specially crafted network traffic to execute arbitrary code.
This impact applies to PA-Series hardware only.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2026-0264
Install security update from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 10.2.7-h34, 10.2.10-h36, 10.2.13-h21, 10.2.16-h7, 10.2.18-h6, 11.1.4-h33, 11.1.6-h32, 11.1.7-h6, 11.1.10-h25, 11.1.13-h5, 11.1.15, 11.2.4-h17, 11.2.7-h13, 11.2.10-h6, 11.2.12, 12.1.4-h5, 12.1.7