PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)
CVE-2026-0272

5.6MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Palo Alto Networks
Status
Cloud Ngfw
Pan-os
Prisma Access
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 June 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

What is CVE-2026-0272?

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.

Affected Version(s)

PAN-OS 12.1.0 < 12.1.4-h7

PAN-OS 11.2.0 < 11.2.4-h18

PAN-OS 11.1.0 < 11.1.4-h34

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0272
vendor-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
5.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Palo Alto Networks thanks an external reporter, Frigo, for discovering and reporting this issue.
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