CVE-2026-0322
PAN-OS: Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in the Management Interface
02 Description
PAN-OS: Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in the Management Interface
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-10-14. Federal remediation due 2026-10-17.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.08% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Ranks above 64.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.6 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Red
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-15.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-14 17:26Z1 DAY AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-15 03:57Z18 HR AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-11-03
- Assigning CNA
- palo_alto
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.6)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Red
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- fbf8e8b780e50f3ecfec990f7e3405e68e00dd32fc317b2576dcbed665cb4682
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.paloaltonetworks.comhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0322
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-0322
07 Remediation
Version Minor Version Suggested Solution PAN-OS 12.2 12.2.0 through 12.2.3 Upgrade to 12.2.4 or later. PAN-OS 12.1 12.1.8 through 12.1.10-h* Upgrade to 12.1.10-h2 or later. 12.1.5 through 12.1.7-h* Upgrade to 12.1.7-h8 or 12.1.10-h2 or later. 12.1.2 through 12.1.4-h* Upgrade to 12.1.4-h12 or 12.1.10-h2 or later. PAN-OS 11.2 11.2.14 through 11.2.15 Upgrade to 11.2.16 or later. 11.2.11 through 11.2.13-h* Upgrade to 11.2.13-h3 or 11.2.16 or later. 11.2.8 through 11.2.10-h* Upgrade to 11.2.10-h15 or 11.2.16 or later. 11.2.5 through 11.2.7-h* Upgrade to 11.2.7-h21 or 11.2.16 or later. 11.2.0 through 11.2.4-h* Upgrade to 11.2.4-h22 or 11.2.16 or later. PAN-OS 11.1 11.1.14 through 11.1.16-h* Upgrade to 11.1.16-h3 or later. 11.1.11 through 11.1.13-h* Upgrade to 11.1.13-h15 or 11.1.16-h3 or later. 11.1.8 through 11.1.10-h* Upgrade to 11.1.10-h35 or 11.1.16-h3 or later. 11.1.7 through 11.1.7-h* Upgrade to 11.1.7-h11 or 11.1.16-h3 or later. 11.1.5 through 11.1.6-h* Upgrade to 11.1.6-h39 or 11.1.16-h3 or later. 11.1.0 through 11.1.4-h* Upgrade to 11.1.4-h37 or 11.1.16-h3 or later. PAN-OS 10.2 10.2.17 through 10.2.18-h* Upgrade to 10.2.18-h12 or later. 10.2.14 through 10.2.16-h* Upgrade to 10.2.16-h11 or 10.2.18-h12 or later. 10.2.11 through 10.2.13-h* Upgrade to 10.2.13-h26 or 10.2.18-h12 or later. 10.2.8 through 10.2.10-h* Upgrade to 10.2.10-h41 or 10.2.18-h12 or later. 10.2.0 through 10.2.7-h* Upgrade to 10.2.7-h38 or 10.2.18-h12 or later.