CVE-2026-0261

HIGHNVD 7.26.1▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 1.3%, top 32% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
7.2
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Multiple command injection vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enable 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 impacted by these vulnerabilities.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
6.1(medium)
EPSS
69.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 13, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

SSA-967325

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-967325.html
generic

CVE-2026-0261 PAN-OS: Authenticated Admin Command Injection Vulnerability

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0261

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0261(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 46× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-14 17:20 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.2 · severity → HIGH
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0261?
CVE-2026-0261 is a high vulnerability published on May 13, 2026. Multiple command injection vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enable 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…
When was CVE-2026-0261 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0261 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 13, 2026, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0261 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0261 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 69.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0261?
CVE-2026-0261 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 6.1.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0261?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0261, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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