PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Severity
- High7.2CVSS 3.1, High
- EPSS
- 0.26%
- Published
- 10 Jun 2026
- Updated
- 11 Aug 2026
Description
Title, description and vendor guidance are quoted from the source records.
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, CWE-863
Known exploited
Not listed in CISA KEV as of the last check.
Exploit prediction
0.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 16%).
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What the source states, per branch
Versions matched by Patcharo
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OSSource: Palo Alto Networks (CVE record)
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 12.1 | >= 12.1.0, < 12.1.4-h7 | 12.1.4-h7 |
| 11.2 | >= 11.2.0, < 11.2.4-h18 >= 11.2.5, < 11.2.7-h16 >= 11.2.8, < 11.2.10-h9 | 11.2.4-h18 11.2.7-h16 11.2.10-h9 |
| 11.1 | >= 11.1.0, < 11.1.4-h34 >= 11.1.5, < 11.1.6-h33 >= 11.1.7, < 11.1.7-h7 >= 11.1.8, < 11.1.10-h27 >= 11.1.11, < 11.1.13-h7 | 11.1.4-h34 11.1.6-h33 11.1.7-h7 11.1.10-h27 11.1.13-h7 |
| 10.2 | >= 10.2.0, < 10.2.7-h35 >= 10.2.8, < 10.2.10-h37 >= 10.2.11, < 10.2.13-h22 >= 10.2.14, < 10.2.16-h8 >= 10.2.17, < 10.2.18-h5 | 10.2.7-h35 10.2.10-h37 10.2.13-h22 10.2.16-h8 10.2.18-h5 |
Versions not listed are stated unaffected by the vendor.
Workaround / Vendor remediation
Workaround · PAN-OS
The vast majority of firewalls already follow Palo Alto Networks' and industry best practices. However, if you have not already, we strongly recommend that you secure access to your management interface according to our 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). Specifically, you should restrict management interface access to only trusted internal IP addresses. Review information about how to secure management access to your Palo Alto Networks firewalls: * Palo Alto Networks LIVEcommunity article (https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431) * Palo Alto Networks official and detailed technical documentation (https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices/10-1/administrative-ac…
Vendor remediation · PAN-OS
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…
References
Provenance
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- Palo Alto Networks (CVE record)
- Palo Alto Networks (CVE record) · 27 Sept 2026, 23:46 UTC · Parser patcharo-cve5/1.1.0
- NVD
- NVD · 27 Sept 2026, 23:44 UTC · Parser patcharo-nvd/1.0.0
- FIRST EPSS
- FIRST EPSS · 27 Sept 2026, 23:46 UTC · Parser patcharo-epss/1.0.0
Last verified: 28 Sept 2026, 02:31 UTC