CVE-2026-0272
PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cloud NGFW | Firewall / NGFW | cna-assigner |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | Firewall / NGFW | cna-assigner |
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access | SASE / SSE / Secure Web | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported affected versions (4)
- Palo Alto Networks · Cloud NGFW
- Palo Alto Networks · PAN-OS
- Palo Alto Networks · Prisma Access
- Siemens · RUGGEDCOM APE1808
Credit
Palo Alto Networks thanks an external reporter, Frigo, for discovering and reporting this issue.
Vendor remediation
VERSION MINOR VERSION RANGE SUGGESTED SOLUTION Cloud NGFW No action needed. PAN-OS 12.1 12.1.2 through 12.1.4-h* Upgrade to 12.1.4-h7 or 12.1.5 or later. PAN-OS 11.2 11.2.8 through 11.2.10-h* Upgrade to 11.2.10-h9 or 11.2.11 or later. 11.2.5 through 11.2.7-h* Upgrade to 11.2.7-h16 or 11.2.11 or later. 11.2.0 through 11.2.4-h* Upgrade to 11.2.4-h18 or 11.2.11 or later. PAN-OS 11.1 11.1.11 through 11.1.13-h* Upgrade to 11.1.13-h7 or 11.1.14 or later. 11.1.7 through 11.1.10-h* Upgrade to 11.1.10-h27 or 11.1.14 or later. 11.1.5 through 11.1.6-h* Upgrade to 11.1.6-h33 or 11.1.14 or later. 11.1.0 through 11.1.4-h* Upgrade to 11.1.4-h34 or 11.1.14 or later. PAN-OS 10.2 10.2.17 through 10.2.18-h* Upgrade to 10.2.18-h5 or later. 10.2.14 through 10.2.16-h* Upgrade to 10.2.16-h8 or 10.2.18-h5 or later. 10.2.11 through 10.2.13-h* Upgrade to 10.2.13-h22 or 10.2.18-h5 or later. 10.2.8 through 10.2.10-h* Upgrade to 10.2.10-h37 or 10.2.18-h5 or later. 10.2.0 through 10.2.7-h* Upgrade to 10.2.7-h35 or 10.2.18-h5 or later. All other older Upgrade to a supported fixed version. unsupported PAN-OS versions Prisma Access No action needed.