CVE-2026-0322
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Code Injection Vulnerability
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains a code injection vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker with network access to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall.
CISA due Oct 17, 2026
- Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
- High
- CVSS 8.6
- EPSS 1.22%
- Fixed version listed
What to do
Fixed version listed
- Required action
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- CISA deadline for US federal agencies
- Oct 17, 2026
Affected products
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | Only in the CVE record | 12.2.4, 12.1.4-h12, 12.1.7-h8, 12.1.10-h2, 11.2.4-h22, 11.2.7-h21, 11.2.10-h15, 11.2.13-h3, 11.2.16, 11.1.4-h37, 11.1.6-h39, 11.1.7-h11, 11.1.10-h35, 11.1.13-h15, 11.1.16-h3, 10.2.7-h38, 10.2.10-h41, 10.2.13-h26, 10.2.16-h11, 10.2.18-h12 |
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Advisories and fixes
- Vendor advisory security.paloaltonetworks.com
Scores and signals
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild
- Severity
- High, CVSS 8.6 (v4.0, scored by palo_alto)
- EPSS
- 1.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS from FIRST, as of Oct 23, 2026)
- CISA's SSVC decision points
- Exploitation: active. Automatable: no. Technical impact: total. As of Oct 14, 2026.
- Weakness
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
- Vendor
- Palo Alto Networks, PAN-OS
Timeline
- Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: exploited in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2026-10-17.