Command Injection in PAN-OS Management Interface
CVE-2026-0320 Published on October 14, 2026

PAN-OS: Authenticated Admin Command Injection Vulnerability
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 management interface. The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized by restricting access to the management 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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-0320 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:

NETWORK

Attack Complexity:

LOW

Privileges Required:

HIGH

User Interaction:

NONE

Timeline

2026-10-14

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-2026-0320 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2026-0320

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Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

Affected Versions

Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW:

Version All is unaffected.

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS:

Version 12.2.0 and below 12.2.4 is affected.
Version 12.1.0 and below 12.1.10-h2 is affected.
Version 11.2.0 and below 11.2.16 is affected.
Version 11.1.0 and below 11.1.16-h3 is affected.
Version 10.2.0 and below 10.2.18-h12 is affected.

Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access:

Version All and below 12.1.7-h8 is unaffected.