Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-0281 — PAN-OS: Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Management Web Interface
CVE-2026-0281 · PAN-OS · CVSS 7.1
In brief
- Severity · CVSS
- High7.1CVSS 3.1, High
- EPSS
- 0.28%
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- CERT-FR
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0853
- Vendor
- Palo Alto Networks
- Products
- PAN-OS
- Published · Modified
- ·
- Last verified
Summary
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. The 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 . 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-524
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.
4 branches with a published fixed release
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
Source: CVE-2026-0281
- 12.1Affected versions>= 12.1.0, < 12.1.8First fixed release12.1.8
- 11.2Approaching end of supportAffected versions>= 11.2.0, < 11.2.13First fixed release11.2.13
- 11.1Approaching end of supportAffected versions>= 11.1.0, < 11.1.16First fixed release11.1.16
- 10.2End of lifeAffected 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-h8First 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.
Remediation
Fix available
Vendor fix
- PAN-OS 12.112.1.8
- PAN-OS 11.211.2.13
- PAN-OS 11.111.1.16
- PAN-OS 10.210.2.7-h36, 10.2.10-h39, 10.2.13-h23, 10.2.16-h9, 10.2.18-h8
Upgrade to a fixed release listed above for your branch, or to a later fixed release the vendor explicitly supports.
VersionMinor Version RangeSuggested SolutionCloud NGFW No action needed.PAN-OS 12.112.1.2 through 12.1.7-h*Upgrade to 12.1.8 or later.PAN-OS 11.211.2.0 through 11.2.12Upgrade to 11.2.13 or later.PAN-OS 11.111.1.0 through 11.1.15-h*Upgrade to 11.1.16 or later.PAN-OS 10.210.2.0 through 10.2*Upgrade to 11.1.16, 11.2.13,
Full text
12.1.8 or later.All older unsupported PAN-OS versions Upgrade to a supported fixed version.Prisma Access No action needed.
Mitigation (vendor)
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
Full text
(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…
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.
0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 19%).
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CERT-FR
1 document of the French national CERT (ANSSI) references this CVE.
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
- Published by the source
- Source record last modified
- EPSS score computed
- Last verified by Patcharo
Official sources
- Palo Alto Networks (CVE record)retrieved 1 Oct 2026 at 09:32 UTC
- NVDretrieved 27 Sept 2026 at 23:44 UTC
- FIRST EPSSretrieved 30 Sept 2026 at 00:17 UTC
Vendor advisory
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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