Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2026-0317

 

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2026-0317

Published: October 15, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU155831
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-0317
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper checks for unusual or exceptional conditions in the PAN-OS API when processing API requests. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted API request to cause a denial of service.

A read-only administrator role is sufficient for exploitation. No special configuration is required.


Affected software

Palo Alto PAN-OS

How to mitigate CVE-2026-0317

Install security update from vendor's website.

Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 11.1.16-h3, 11.2.16, 12.1.10-h2, 12.2.4

External References

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