PAN-OS is a widely deployed enterprise firewall; authenticated RCE to root can lead to full network compromise and is CISA KEV-listed.
CVE-2026-0322
Authenticated code injection in PAN-OS management interface yields root RCE.
Is CVE-2026-0322 being exploited?
Yes. CVE-2026-0322 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.
How severe is CVE-2026-0322?
CVE-2026-0322 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-0322?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-0322, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-0322 affect?
CVE-2026-0322 affects Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, PA-Series firewalls, VM-Series firewalls, Panorama (virtual and M-Series). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-0322?
Restrict management access, apply Palo Alto mitigations, follow CISA BOD 26-04, and deploy vendor patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated attacker with network access can execute arbitrary code as root on PA-Series, VM-Series, or Panorama, enabling full device and network compromise.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 12.2.0 and < 12.2.4
- affected>= 12.1.0 and < 12.1.10-h2
- affected>= 11.2.0 and < 11.2.16
- affected>= 11.1.0 and < 11.1.16-h3
- affected>= 10.2.0 and < 10.2.18-h12
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.