CVE-2026-0286
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-78
OS Command Injections
Publication date:
09/07/2026
Last modified:
13/07/2026
Description
A command injection vulnerability in the management plane of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands as root.<br />
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The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators.<br />
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This issue is applicable to PAN-OS software on PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls and on Panorama (virtual and M-Series).<br />
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Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access® are not impacted by this vulnerability.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
6.00
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
7.20
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
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| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.2.0 (including) | 10.2.7 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.2.8 (including) | 10.2.10 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.2.11 (including) | 10.2.13 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.2.14 (including) | 10.2.16 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h12:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h13:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h14:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h15:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h16:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h17:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7:h18:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



