Missing Authorization in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2026-0272

 

Missing Authorization in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2026-0272

Published: June 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU134592
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-0272
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-0272

Install security update from vendor's website.

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