OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2026-0273
Published: June 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU134594
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-0273
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary commands as root.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in the PAN-OS management interface when handling input through the CLI or Web UI. A remote privileged user can send crafted input to execute arbitrary commands as root.
Exploitation requires access to the PAN-OS CLI or Web UI.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2026-0273
Install security update from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 10.2.7-h35, 10.2.10-h37, 10.2.13-h22, 10.2.16-h8, 10.2.18-h7, 11.1.4-h34, 11.1.6-h33, 11.1.7-h7, 11.1.10-h27, 11.1.13-h7, 11.1.15, 11.2.4-h18, 11.2.7-h16, 11.2.10-h9, 11.2.12, 12.1.4-h7, 12.1.7