CVE-2026-0258 PAN-OS: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in IKEv2 Certificate URL Fetching
Description
A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the IKEv2 implementation of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause the firewall to send network requests to unintended destinations or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Panorama, Cloud NGFW and Prisma® Access are not impacted by these vulnerabilities.
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud NGFW | None | All |
| PAN-OS 12.1 | < 12.1.4-h5 < 12.1.7 | >= 12.1.4-h5 >= 12.1.7 (ETA: 05/28) |
| PAN-OS 11.2 | < 11.2.4-h17 < 11.2.7-h13 < 11.2.10-h6 < 11.2.12 | >= 11.2.4-h17 (ETA: 05/28) >= 11.2.7-h13 >= 11.2.10-h6 >= 11.2.12 (ETA: 05/28) |
| PAN-OS 11.1 | < 11.1.4-h33 < 11.1.6-h32 < 11.1.7-h6 < 11.1.10-h25 < 11.1.13-h5 < 11.1.15 | >= 11.1.4-h33 >= 11.1.6-h32 >= 11.1.7-h6 (ETA: 05/28) >= 11.1.10-h25 >= 11.1.13-h5 >= 11.1.15 (ETA: 05/28) |
| PAN-OS 10.2 | < 10.2.7-h34 < 10.2.10-h36 < 10.2.13-h21 < 10.2.16-h7 < 10.2.18-h6 | >= 10.2.7-h34 (ETA: 05/28) >= 10.2.10-h36 >= 10.2.13-h21 (ETA: 05/28) >= 10.2.16-h7 (ETA: 05/28) >= 10.2.18-h6 |
| Prisma Access | None | All |
Required Configuration for Exposure
This issue is applicable only to PAN-OS configurations with a PAN-OS Site-to-Site VPN Gateway with IKEv2 configured.
To verify if you have Site-to-Site VPN Gateway that is configured with IKEv2 on a device please refer to our documentation.
Severity: MEDIUM, Suggested Urgency: MODERATE
CVSS-BT: 4.8 / CVSS-B: 8.3 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Amber)
Exploitation Status
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
Weakness Type and Impact
CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CAPEC-664 Server-Side Request Forgery
Solution
| Version | Minor Version | Suggested Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud NGFW | No action needed | |
| PAN-OS 12.1 | 12.1.5 through 12.1.6 | Upgrade to 12.1.7 or later. |
| 12.1.2 through 12.1.4-h* | Upgrade to 12.1.4-h5 or 12.1.7 or later. | |
| PAN-OS 11.2 | 11.2.11 or later | Upgrade to 11.2.12 or later. |
| 11.2.8 through 11.2.10-h* | Upgrade to 11.2.10-h6 or 11.2.12 or later. | |
| 11.2.5 through 11.2.7-h* | Upgrade to 11.2.7-h13 or 11.2.12 or later. | |
| 11.2.0 through 11.2.4-h* | Upgrade to 11.2.4-h17 or 11.2.12 or later. | |
| PAN-OS 11.1 | 11.1.14 or later | Upgrade to 11.1.15 or later. |
| 11.1.11 through 11.1.13-h* | Upgrade to 11.1.13-h5 or 11.1.15 or later. | |
| 11.1.8 through 11.1.10-h* | Upgrade to 11.1.10-h25 or 11.1.15 or later. | |
| 11.1.7 through 11.1.7-h* | Upgrade to 11.1.7-h6 or 11.1.15 or later. | |
| 11.1.5 through 11.1.6-h* | Upgrade to 11.1.6-h32 or 11.1.15 or later. | |
| 11.1.0 through 11.1.4-h* | Upgrade to 11.1.4-h33 or 11.1.15 or later. | |
| PAN-OS 10.2 | 10.2.17 through 10.2.18-h* | Upgrade to 10.2.18-h6 or later. |
| 10.2.14 through 10.2.16-h* | Upgrade to 10.2.16-h7 or 10.2.18-h6 or later. | |
| 10.2.11 through 10.2.13-h* | Upgrade to 10.2.13-h21 or 10.2.18-h6 or later. | |
| 10.2.8 through 10.2.10-h* | Upgrade to 10.2.10-h36 or 10.2.18-h6 or later. | |
| 10.2.0 through 10.2.7-h* | Upgrade to 10.2.7-h34 or 10.2.18-h6 or later | |
| Prisma Access | No action needed. | |
| All older unsupported PAN-OS versions | Upgrade to a supported fixed version. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
Customers who do not require IKEv2 VPN can mitigate this issue by removing all IKEv2 VPN gateway configurations.
Customers with a Threat Prevention subscription can block attacks for this vulnerability by enabling Threat ID 510014 (from Applications and Threats content version 9100-10044).
Acknowledgments
CPEs
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.4:h3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.4:h2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.10:h5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.10:h4:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Applicability
- cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)12.1.4 and up to (excluding)12.1.4-h5
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)12.1.0 and up to (excluding)12.1.7
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.2.4 and up to (excluding)11.2.4-h17
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.2.7 and up to (excluding)11.2.7-h13
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.2.10 and up to (excluding)11.2.10-h6
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.2.0 and up to (excluding)11.2.12
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.1.4 and up to (excluding)11.1.4-h33
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.1.6 and up to (excluding)11.1.6-h32
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.1.7 and up to (excluding)11.1.7-h6
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.1.10 and up to (excluding)11.1.10-h25
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.1.13 and up to (excluding)11.1.13-h5
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.1.0 and up to (excluding)11.1.15
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)10.2.7 and up to (excluding)10.2.7-h34
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)10.2.10 and up to (excluding)10.2.10-h36
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)10.2.13 and up to (excluding)10.2.13-h21
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)10.2.16 and up to (excluding)10.2.16-h7
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)10.2.18 and up to (excluding)10.2.18-h6