CVE-2026-0322 PAN-OS: Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in the Management Interface
Description
A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the management interface of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an authenticated attacker with network access to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall.
The security risk posed by this issue is minimized by restricting access to the management interface to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practice deployment guidelines.
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.
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud NGFW | None | All |
| PAN-OS 12.2 | < 12.2.4 | >= 12.2.4 |
| PAN-OS 12.1 | < 12.1.4-h12 < 12.1.7-h8 < 12.1.10-h2 | >= 12.1.4-h12 >= 12.1.7-h8 >= 12.1.10-h2 |
| PAN-OS 11.2 | < 11.2.4-h22 < 11.2.7-h21 < 11.2.10-h15 < 11.2.13-h3 < 11.2.16 | >= 11.2.4-h22 >= 11.2.7-h21 >= 11.2.10-h15 >= 11.2.13-h3 >= 11.2.16 (ETA: 10/15) |
| PAN-OS 11.1 | < 11.1.4-h37 < 11.1.6-h39 < 11.1.7-h11 < 11.1.10-h35 < 11.1.13-h15 < 11.1.16-h3 | >= 11.1.4-h37 >= 11.1.6-h39 >= 11.1.7-h11 >= 11.1.10-h35 >= 11.1.13-h15 >= 11.1.16-h3 |
| PAN-OS 10.2 | < 10.2.7-h38 < 10.2.10-h41 < 10.2.13-h26 < 10.2.16-h11 < 10.2.18-h12 | >= 10.2.7-h38 >= 10.2.10-h41 >= 10.2.13-h26 >= 10.2.16-h11 >= 10.2.18-h12 |
| Prisma Access | None | All |
Required Configuration for Exposure
No special configuration is required to be affected by this issue.
Severity: HIGH, Suggested Urgency: HIGHEST
The risk is highest when you allow access to the management interface from external IP addresses on the internet. Our recommendation is to remediate as soon as possible.
HIGH
- CVSS-BT: 8.6 /CVSS-B: 8.6 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Red)
You can reduce the risk of exploitation by restricting access to a jump box that is the only system allowed to access the management interface.
HIGH
- CVSS-BT: 8.5 /CVSS-B: 8.5 (CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Red)
Exploitation Status
Very limited exploitation has been observed targeting the Palo Alto Networks management interface.
Weakness Type and Impact
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Solution
| Version | Minor Version | Suggested Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud NGFW | No action needed. | |
| PAN-OS 12.2 |
12.2.0 through 12.2.3 | Upgrade to 12.2.4 or later. |
| PAN-OS 12.1 |
12.1.8 through 12.1.10-h* | Upgrade to 12.1.10-h2 or later. |
| 12.1.5 through 12.1.7-h* | Upgrade to 12.1.7-h8 or 12.1.10-h2 or later. |
|
| 12.1.2 through 12.1.4-h* |
Upgrade to 12.1.4-h12 or 12.1.10-h2 or later. | |
| PAN-OS 11.2 |
11.2.14 through 11.2.15 | Upgrade to 11.2.16 or later. |
| 11.2.11 through 11.2.13-h* | Upgrade to 11.2.13-h3 or 11.2.16 or later. | |
| 11.2.8 through 11.2.10-h* |
Upgrade to 11.2.10-h15 or 11.2.16 or later. | |
| 11.2.5 through 11.2.7-h* | Upgrade to 11.2.7-h21 or 11.2.16 or later. |
|
| 11.2.0 through 11.2.4-h* | Upgrade to 11.2.4-h22 or 11.2.16 or later. | |
| PAN-OS 11.1 |
11.1.14 through 11.1.16-h* | Upgrade to 11.1.16-h3 or later. |
| 11.1.11 through 11.1.13-h* |
Upgrade to 11.1.13-h15 or 11.1.16-h3 or later. | |
| 11.1.8 through 11.1.10-h* | Upgrade to 11.1.10-h35 or 11.1.16-h3 or later. | |
| 11.1.7 through 11.1.7-h* | Upgrade to 11.1.7-h11 or 11.1.16-h3 or later. | |
| 11.1.5 through 11.1.6-h* | Upgrade to 11.1.6-h39 or 11.1.16-h3 or later. | |
| 11.1.0 through 11.1.4-h* | Upgrade to 11.1.4-h37 or 11.1.16-h3 or later. | |
| PAN-OS 10.2 |
10.2.17 through 10.2.18-h* | Upgrade to 10.2.18-h12 or later. |
| 10.2.14 through 10.2.16-h* | Upgrade to 10.2.16-h11 or 10.2.18-h12 or later. | |
| 10.2.11 through 10.2.13-h* | Upgrade to 10.2.13-h26 or 10.2.18-h12 or later. | |
| 10.2.8 through 10.2.10-h* | Upgrade to 10.2.10-h41 or 10.2.18-h12 or later. | |
| 10.2.0 through 10.2.7-h* | Upgrade to 10.2.7-h38 or 10.2.18-h12 or later. | |
| All older unsupported PAN-OS versions | Upgrade to a supported fixed version. | |
| Prisma Access | No action needed. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
No known workarounds exist for this issue.
Customers with a Threat Prevention subscription are provided with limited coverage against this vulnerability by enabling Threat ID 510046 and 510047 (from Applications and Threats content version 9159-10287 and later). For these Threat IDs to protect against attacks for this vulnerability:
- Route incoming traffic for the MGT port through a DP port, e.g., enabling management profile on a DP interface for management access.
- Replace the Certificate for Inbound Traffic Management.
- Decrypt inbound traffic to the management interface so the firewall can inspect it.
- Enable threat prevention on the inbound traffic to management services.
Please note that this Threat ID requires SSL Decryption.
Acknowledgments
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Why do Threat Prevention signatures provide limited coverage?
Limited coverage in Threat Prevention means that while known attack patterns can be identified using the current Threat ID, variations may exist that cannot currently be detected. If this CVE and Required Configuration for Exposure impact your environment, we recommend upgrading to an unaffected version.
Q. Are there any IoCs associated with threat activity?
Yes, the following IP addresses have been associated with threat activity and limited exploit attempts targeting this vulnerability: 66[.]42[.]72[.]14, 208[.]83[.]239[.]114, 149[.]248[.]47[.]234
CPEs
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.7:h6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.7:h5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.7:h3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.7:h2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.7:h1:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Applicability
- cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)12.2.0 and up to (excluding)12.2.4
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)12.1.4 and up to (excluding)12.1.4-h12
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)12.1.7 and up to (excluding)12.1.7-h8
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)12.1.10 and up to (excluding)12.1.10-h2
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.2.4 and up to (excluding)11.2.4-h22
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.2.7 and up to (excluding)11.2.7-h21
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.2.10 and up to (excluding)11.2.10-h15
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.2.13 and up to (excluding)11.2.13-h3
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.2.0 and up to (excluding)11.2.16
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.1.4 and up to (excluding)11.1.4-h37
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.1.6 and up to (excluding)11.1.6-h39
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.1.7 and up to (excluding)11.1.7-h11
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.1.10 and up to (excluding)11.1.10-h35
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.1.13 and up to (excluding)11.1.13-h15
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)11.1.16 and up to (excluding)11.1.16-h3
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)10.2.7 and up to (excluding)10.2.7-h38
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)10.2.10 and up to (excluding)10.2.10-h41
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)10.2.13 and up to (excluding)10.2.13-h26
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)10.2.16 and up to (excluding)10.2.16-h11
- ORcpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)10.2.18 and up to (excluding)10.2.18-h12