CVE-2026-0272

HIGHNVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-11. NVD baseline CVSS 7.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allows an authenticated administrator with access to the Command Line Interface (CLI) to perform actions on the device with root privileges.

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 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 this vulnerability.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
7.2(medium)
EG Risk
33(Track)
EG Risk 33/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity72% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 11, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-0272 PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0272

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0272(2)

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

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 40× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 221 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-09-14 04:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-23 10:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  31. 2026-08-13 11:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  45. 2026-08-09 17:12 UTCEG score recompute
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  47. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  50. 2026-08-08 17:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0272?
CVE-2026-0272 is a high vulnerability published on June 10, 2026. A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allows an authenticated administrator with access to the Command Line Interface (CLI) to perform actions on the device with root privileges. The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access…
When was CVE-2026-0272 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0272 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 10, 2026, with the most recent update on August 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0272 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0272 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 82.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0272?
CVE-2026-0272 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0272?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0272, 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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