{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.1","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document. This document is autogenerated.","title":"PAN-OS: Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Management Web Interface"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2026-0281","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-07-08T20:40:36.146Z","generator":{"date":"2026-07-08T20:40:36.146Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.1.0-dev"}},"id":"CVE-2026-0281","initial_release_date":"2026-07-08T16:00:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2026-07-08T09:00:00.000Z","summary":"Initial publication."}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[{"name":"Cloud NGFW","category":"product_name","branches":[{"category":"product_version","name":"Cloud NGFW All","product":{"name":"Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW","product_id":"PANW-Cloud-NGFW-1"}}]},{"name":"PAN-OS","category":"product_name","branches":[{"category":"product_version_range","name":"vers:generic/PAN-OS<12.1.8","product":{"name":"Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS","product_id":"PANW-PAN-OS-852"}},{"category":"product_version_range","name":"vers:generic/PAN-OS>=12.1.8","product":{"name":"Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS","product_id":"PANW-PAN-OS-852"}},{"category":"product_version_range","name":"vers:generic/PAN-OS<11.2.13","product":{"name":"Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS","product_id":"PANW-PAN-OS-853"}},{"category":"product_version_range","name":"vers:generic/PAN-OS>=11.2.13","product":{"name":"Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS","product_id":"PANW-PAN-OS-853"}},{"category":"product_version_range","name":"vers:generic/PAN-OS<11.1.16","product":{"name":"Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS","product_id":"PANW-PAN-OS-854"}},{"category":"product_version_range","name":"vers:generic/PAN-OS>=11.1.16","product":{"name":"Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS","product_id":"PANW-PAN-OS-854"}},{"category":"product_version_range","name":"vers:generic/PAN-OS>=10.2.0","product":{"name":"Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS","product_id":"PANW-PAN-OS-579"}}]},{"name":"Prisma Access","category":"product_name","branches":[{"category":"product_version","name":"Prisma Access All","product":{"name":"Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access","product_id":"PANW-Prisma-Access-1"}}]}]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2026-0281","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-PAN-OS-852","PANW-PAN-OS-853","PANW-PAN-OS-854"],"known_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-852","PANW-PAN-OS-853","PANW-PAN-OS-854","PANW-PAN-OS-579"],"known_not_affected":["PANW-Cloud-NGFW-1","PANW-Prisma-Access-1"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"An information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to obtain web session tokens. This requires a legitimate user to first click on a malicious link provided by the attacker.\n\nThe security risk posed by this issue is minimized by restricting access to the management web 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).\n\nThis issue is applicable to PAN-OS software on PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls and on Panorama (virtual and M-Series).\n\nCloud NGFW and Prisma® Access are not impacted by this vulnerability."}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2026-0281","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0281"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2026-0281","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0281"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"An information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to obtain web session tokens. This requires a legitimate user to first click on a malicious link provided by the attacker.\n\nThe security risk posed by this issue is minimized by restricting access to the management web 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).\n\nThis issue is applicable to PAN-OS software on PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls and on Panorama (virtual and M-Series).\n\nCloud NGFW and Prisma® Access are not impacted by this vulnerability."}],"scores":[{"cvss_v4":{"version":"4.0","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"PRESENT","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"ACTIVE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"LOW","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","Automatable":"NO","Recovery":"AUTOMATIC","valueDensity":"DIFFUSE","vulnerabilityResponseEffort":"MODERATE","providerUrgency":"AMBER","exploitMaturity":"UNREPORTED","baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","baseScore":5.9,"threatSeverity":"LOW","threatScore":2.1,"vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber"},"products":["PANW-PAN-OS-852","PANW-PAN-OS-853","PANW-PAN-OS-854","PANW-PAN-OS-579"]},{"cvss_v4":{"version":"4.0","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"PRESENT","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"ACTIVE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"LOW","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","Automatable":"NO","Recovery":"AUTOMATIC","valueDensity":"DIFFUSE","vulnerabilityResponseEffort":"MODERATE","providerUrgency":"AMBER","exploitMaturity":"UNREPORTED","baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","baseScore":5.6,"threatSeverity":"LOW","threatScore":1.7,"vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber"},"products":["PANW-PAN-OS-852","PANW-PAN-OS-853","PANW-PAN-OS-854","PANW-PAN-OS-579"]}]}]}