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CVE-2026-0272

PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)

Published: Jun 10, 2026Updated: Jul 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-862
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allows an authenticated administrator with access to the Command Line Interface (CLI) to perform actions on the device with root privileges. The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators and by restricting access to the management interface to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practice deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 . This issue is applicable to PAN-OS software on PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls and on Panorama (virtual and M-Series). Cloud NGFW, and Prisma® Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-862CWE-863

Affected Products

Palo Alto Networks
commercial·USaka pan-os, cloud ngfw, prisma access
Cloud NGFW
Security Products
PAN-OS
Security Products
Prisma Access
Security Products
paloaltonetworks
commercial·USaka panw, palo alto networks
pan-os
Security Products

Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0272
security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-104023.html
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-104023.json
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