CVE-2026-0286: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 10.2.0, before 10.2.7 (fixed in 10.2.7); from 10.2.8, before 10.2.10 (fixed in 10.2.10); from 10.2.11, before 10.2.13 (fixed in 10.2.13); from 10.2.14, before 10.2.16 (fixed in 10.2.16); version 10.2.7 only; version 10.2.10 only; …

Published 2026-07-09. Last modified 2026-08-11.