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PAN-OS CVE-2026-0309

| EUVDEUVD-2026-75255 MEDIUM
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2026-09-10 palo_alto GHSA-w29c-3xrj-p9j4
4.0
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: palo_alto
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Vendor (palo_alto) PRIMARY
4.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
vuln.today AI
6.4 MEDIUM

CLI access is AV:L; Luna HSM non-default config raises AC:H; admin credentials required means PR:H; no scope change as root access is contained to the local system.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (palo_alto).

CVSS VectorVendor: palo_alto

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Metadata Corrected
Sep 10, 2026 - 06:40 vuln.today
tag: Cloud Ngfw removed
Metadata Corrected
Sep 10, 2026 - 06:40 vuln.today
tag: Prisma Access removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 10, 2026 - 06:16 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 10, 2026 - 06:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 10, 2026 - 05:44 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.0

DescriptionCVE.org

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 CLI and the device must be configured with a Luna Hardware Security Module (HSM).

The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators.

Panorama, Cloud NGFW, and Prisma® Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

Command injection in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows an authenticated administrator to escape CLI restrictions and execute arbitrary OS commands as root via CWE-78 weaknesses in the Luna Hardware Security Module integration pathway. Exploitation is doubly gated: the attacker must hold administrative credentials with CLI access, and the target device must be configured with a Luna HSM - a niche cryptographic hardware module rarely deployed outside regulated or high-assurance environments. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires two simultaneous, specific conditions: (1) the attacker must be an authenticated PAN-OS administrator with active CLI access - PR:H per CVSS, meaning no unauthenticated exploitation path exists; and (2) the target device must be explicitly configured with a Luna Hardware Security Module (HSM) - devices not running Luna HSM are not vulnerable to this code path regardless of PAN-OS version. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The vendor-assigned CVSS 4.0 score of 4.0 (vector AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N) is appropriate and conservative given the exploitation constraints. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade to the vendor-released fixed versions: PAN-OS 10.2.7-h37, 11.1.4-h36, 11.2.4-h21, 12.1.4-h10, or 12.2.3 as applicable to the deployed branch, per the Palo Alto Networks advisory at https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0309. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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