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CVE-2026-0280 — PAN-OS: IPv6 Firewall Policy Bypass

CVE-2026-0280 · PAN-OS · CVSS 7.2

In brief

Severity · CVSS
High7.2CVSS 3.1, High
EPSS
0.34%
CISA KEV
Not listed
Products
PAN-OS
Published · Modified
·
Last verified

Summary

An IPv6 packet processing vulnerability in the dataplane of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker to bypass firewall security policy enforcement, allowing network traffic that should be blocked to reach protected services. Cloud NGFW and Panorama are not impacted by this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-131

Title, description and the vendor's statements are quoted from the CVE record; a vendor's advisory is summarised in Patcharo's words, with a link.

Affected and fixed versions

Per product and release branch, as the vendor's CVE record and official advisory state them. A fixed release is shown only when a document names it: the vendor's, or CERT-FR's for Check Point, with its source.

6 branches with a published fixed release

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

Source: CVE-2026-0280

  1. 12.1
    Affected versions>= 12.1.0, < 12.1.4-h8>= 12.1.5, < 12.1.7-h2
    First fixed release12.1.4-h812.1.7-h212.1.8
  2. 11.2Approaching end of support
    Affected versions>= 11.2.0, < 11.2.4-h20>= 11.2.5, < 11.2.7-h18>= 11.2.8, < 11.2.10-h11>= 11.2.11, < 11.2.13
    First fixed release11.2.4-h2011.2.7-h1811.2.10-h1111.2.13
  3. 11.1Approaching end of support
    Affected versions>= 11.1.0, < 11.1.4-h35>= 11.1.5, < 11.1.6-h35>= 11.1.7, < 11.1.7-h8>= 11.1.8, < 11.1.10-h30>= 11.1.11, < 11.1.13-h9>= 11.1.14, < 11.1.16
    First fixed release11.1.4-h3511.1.6-h3511.1.7-h811.1.10-h3011.1.13-h911.1.16
  4. 10.2End of life
    Affected versions>= 10.2.0, < 10.2.7-h36>= 10.2.8, < 10.2.10-h39>= 10.2.11, < 10.2.13-h23>= 10.2.14, < 10.2.16-h9>= 10.2.17, < 10.2.18-h8
    First fixed release10.2.7-h3610.2.10-h3910.2.13-h2310.2.16-h910.2.18-h8

Releases the vendor does not list are not affected.

Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

Source: CVE-2026-0280

  1. 11.2
    Affected versions>= 11.2.0, < 11.2.7-h18
    First fixed release11.2.7-h18
  2. 10.2
    Affected versions>= 10.2.0, < 10.2.10-h39
    First fixed release10.2.10-h39

Releases the vendor does not list are not affected.

Remediation

Fix available

Vendor fix

  • PAN-OS 12.112.1.4-h8, 12.1.7-h2, 12.1.8
  • PAN-OS 11.211.2.4-h20, 11.2.7-h18, 11.2.10-h11, 11.2.13
  • PAN-OS 11.111.1.4-h35, 11.1.6-h35, 11.1.7-h8, 11.1.10-h30, 11.1.13-h9, 11.1.16
  • PAN-OS 10.210.2.7-h36, 10.2.10-h39, 10.2.13-h23, 10.2.16-h9, 10.2.18-h8
  • Prisma Access 11.211.2.7-h18
  • Prisma Access 10.210.2.10-h39

Upgrade to a fixed release listed above for your branch, or to a later fixed release the vendor explicitly supports.

Version Minor Version Suggested Solution Cloud NGFW No action needed. PAN-OS 12.1 12.1.5 through 12.1.7-h* Upgrade to 12.1.7-h2 or 12.1.8 or later. 12.1.2 through 12.1.4-h* Upgrade to 12.1.4-h8 or 12.1.8 or later. PAN-OS 11.2 11.2.11 through 11.2.12 Upgrade to 11.2.13 or later.

Full text

11.2.8 through 11.2.10-h* Upgrade to 11.2.10-h11 or 11.2.13 or later. 11.2.5 through 11.2.7-h* Upgrade to 11.2.7-h18 or 11.2.13 or later. 11.2.0 through 11.2.4-h* Upgrade to 11.2.4-h20 or 11.2.13 or later. PAN-OS 11.1 11.1.14 through 11.1.15 Upgrade to 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.11 through 11.1.13-h* Upgrade to 11.1.13-h9 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.8 through 11.1.10-h* Upgrade to 11.1.10-h30 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.7 through 11.1.7-h* Upgrade to 11.1.7-h8 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.5 through 11.1.6-h* Upgrade to 11.1.6-h35 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.0 through 11.1.4-h* Upgrade to 11.1.4-h35 or 11.1.16 or later. PAN-OS…

SourcePalo Alto Networks (CVE record)

Mitigation (vendor)

The only way to completely address this vulnerability is to upgrade to a fixed version. However, if operationally feasible for your environment, risk can be mitigated by enabling the default "Non SYN TCP Reject" setting via the following command: set deviceconfig setting session tcp-reject-non-syn yes

SourcePalo Alto Networks (CVE record)

CERT-FR recommendation

Refer to the vendor's security bulletin to obtain patches (see Documentation section).

SourceCERTFR-2026-AVI-0853

Last verified 1 Oct 2026 at 09:32 UTC

Known exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV as of the last check.

0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 25%).

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CERT-FR

1 document of the French national CERT (ANSSI) references this CVE.

Advisory (AVI)CERTFR-2026-AVI-0853Published 9 Jul 2026

Multiple vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks products

Remote denial of serviceRemote cross-site scripting (XSS)Remote arbitrary code executionData integrity breachNot specified by the vendorServer-side request forgery (SSRF)Security policy bypassData confidentiality breachPrivilege escalation

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Palo Alto Networks products. Some of them allow an attacker to cause remote arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, and remote denial of service.

Recommendation

Refer to the vendor's security bulletin to obtain patches (see Documentation section).

Official document on cert.ssi.gouv.frread by Patcharo 28 Sept 2026 at 20:03 UTCMachine translation of the French text published by CERT-FR; a text whose translation did not pass Patcharo's checks stays in French. Identifiers, versions and links are copied unchanged.

Timeline

  1. Published by the source
  2. Source record last modified
  3. EPSS score computed
  4. Last verified by Patcharo

Official sources

Vendor advisory

References

Palo Alto Networks · NVD · FIRST EPSS

How Patcharo reads this

Affected and fixed releases come from the vendor's structured statements and are matched against exact versions; CVSS from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV and the vendor's own advisory, probability from FIRST EPSS. Missing data stays Unknown and never becomes Not affected.

Read the methodologyRead the guide: PAN-OS versions explained: release lines, maintenance releases and the -h1, -h2, -h3 suffixes

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