CVE-2026-0280 PAN-OS: IPv6 Firewall Policy Bypass
An unauthenticated attacker can bypass IPv6 firewall policies in PAN-OS, allowing blocked traffic to reach protected services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-0280?
CVE-2026-0280 is a low-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 9 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0280?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2026-0280?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-0280 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0280 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
- CVE-2024-3400 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection
- CVE-2020-2021 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2017-15944 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2026-0300 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2024-0012 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g5c5-368c-hr8j.