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.
The risk is highest when you allow access to the management interface from external IP addresses on the internet.
You can reduce the risk of exploitation by restricting access to a jump box that is the only system allowed to access the management interface.
Problem types
Product status
All (custom)
12.1.0 (custom) before 12.1.4-h7
11.2.0 (custom) before 11.2.4-h18
11.1.0 (custom) before 11.1.4-h34
10.2.0 (custom) before 10.2.7-h35
All (custom)
Timeline
| 2026-06-10: | Initial publication. |
Credits
Palo Alto Networks thanks an external reporter, Frigo, for discovering and reporting this issue.
References
security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0272