Command Injection in Palo Alto PANOS Admin Interface
CVE-2026-0286 Published on July 9, 2026
PAN-OS: Authenticated Command Injection in CLI
A command injection vulnerability in the management plane of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands as root.
The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators.
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.
Timeline
Initial Publication
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2026-0286 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-0286
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Affected Versions
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW:- Version All is unaffected.
- Version 12.1.0 and below 12.1.8 is affected.
- Version 11.2.0 and below 11.2.13 is affected.
- Version 11.1.0 and below 11.1.16 is affected.
- Version 10.2.0 and below 10.2.18-h8 is affected.
- Version All is unaffected.