Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-0273
A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions and run arbitrary commands as a root user. To be able to exploit this issue, the user must have access to the PAN-OS CLI or Web UI.
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 web 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 affected by this vulnerability.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.012
EPSS Ranking 64.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.2
Products affected by CVE-2026-0273
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.0
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.1
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.10
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.11
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.12
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.13
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.14
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.15
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.16
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.17
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.18
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.2
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.3
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.4
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.5
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.6
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.7
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.8
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.9
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.0
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.1
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.10
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.11
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.12
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.13
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.14
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.2
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.3
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.4
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.5
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.6
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.7
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.8
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.9
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.0
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.1
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.10
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.11
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.2
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.3
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.4
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.5
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.6
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.7
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.8
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.9
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:12.1.2
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:12.1.3
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:12.1.4
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:12.1.5
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cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:12.1.6