PT-2026-40757 · Palo Alto Networks · Pa-Series+3

Published 2026-05-13 · Updated 2026-05-19 · CVE-2026-0261

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PAN-OS (affected versions not specified)

Description Multiple command injection flaws in PAN-OS software allow an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Exploitation requires access to the PAN-OS CLI or Web UI. This issue affects PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls, as well as Panorama (virtual and M-Series).

Recommendations Restrict CLI access to a limited group of administrators. Restrict access to the management web interface to trusted internal IP addresses. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-07119

CVE-2026-0261

Affected Products

Pa-Series

Pan-Os

Panorama

Vm Series

References · 5

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-07119 · Security Note
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0261 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0261 · Security Note
• https://reddit.com/r/paloaltonetworks/comments/1ti4crw/panos_1117h6_11110h26_11113h6_1124h17_1127h15 · Reddit Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2054727198460830102 · Twitter Post