CVE-2026-0272 PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)

Medium 6.0 Published 10 Jun 2026 Updated 15 Oct 2026

An authenticated administrator can escalate privileges to root via the CLI, requiring restricted management access to mitigate risk.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-0272?

CVE-2026-0272 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 10 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allows an authenticated administrator with access to the Command Line Interface (CLI) to perform actions on the device with root privileges.

The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators and by restricting access to the management 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-863, CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0272?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2026-0272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-0272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ww95-gf5v-mgrr.