Description
A command injection vulnerability in the management plane of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands as root. The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators. 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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0286
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.0110
EPSS Percentile
61.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (8)
Palo Alto Networks/Cloud NGFW
All
Palo Alto Networks/PAN-OS
10.2.0 - 10.2.18-h8
Palo Alto Networks/PAN-OS
11.1.0 - 11.1.16
Palo Alto Networks/PAN-OS
11.2.0 - 11.2.13
Palo Alto Networks/PAN-OS
12.1.0 - 12.1.8
Palo Alto Networks/Prisma Access
All
paloaltonetworks/pan-os
10.2.7 (28 CPE variants)
paloaltonetworks/pan-os
10.2.10 (16 CPE variants)
Published
Jul 09, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 10, 2026