CVE-2026-0310

PAN-OS: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability via XML Processing

Severity
High 7.2
CVSS 4.0
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.003
27.3th percentile
Discovered by
Vendor
Vendor-published field
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Assigned by palo_alto

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the XML processing functionality of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web or dataplane interface to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on VM-Series firewalls or execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the PA-Series firewalls. The security risk posed by this issue is minimized when the management interface is restricted 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 . Panorama is impacted by this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-787

Affected products

Vendor Product Category Matched by
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW Firewall / NGFW cna-assigner
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Firewall / NGFW cna-assigner
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access SASE / SSE / Secure Web cna-assigner
Vendor-reported products (3)
  • Palo Alto Networks · Cloud NGFW
  • Palo Alto Networks · PAN-OS
  • Palo Alto Networks · Prisma Access

Credit

Palo Alto Networks thanks our internal security research teams for discovering and reporting this issue.

Vendor remediation

VERSION MINOR VERSION SUGGESTED SOLUTION Cloud NGFW  Customers who prefer to upgrade can work with Palo Alto Networks support to schedule an on-demand software upgrade. PAN-OS 12.2 12.2.0 through 12.2.2 Upgrade to 12.2.3 or later. PAN-OS 12.1 12.1.8 through 12.1.9 Upgrade to 12.1.10 or later. 12.1.5 through 12.1.7-h* Upgrade to 12.1.7-h5 or 12.1.10 or later. 12.1.2 through 12.1.4-h* Upgrade to 12.1.4-h10 or 12.1.10 or later. PAN-OS 11.2 11.2.11 through 11.2.13-h* Upgrade to 11.2.13-h2 or later. 11.2.8 through 11.2.10-h* Upgrade to 11.2.10-h14 or later. 11.2.5 through 11.2.7-h* Upgrade to 11.2.7-h20 or later. 11.2.0 through 11.2.4-h* Upgrade to 11.2.4-h21 or later. PAN-OS 11.1 11.1.14 through 11.1.16-h* Upgrade to 11.1.16-h2 or later. 11.1.11 through 11.1.13-h* Upgrade to 11.1.13-h12 or later. 11.1.8 through 11.1.10-h* Upgrade to 11.1.10-h33 or later. 11.1.7 through 11.1.7-h* Upgrade to 11.1.7-h10 or later. 11.1.5 through 11.1.6-h* Upgrade to 11.1.6-h38 or later. 11.1.0 through 11.1.4-h* Upgrade to 11.1.4-h36 or later. PAN-OS 10.2 10.2.17 through Upgrade to 10.2.18-h10 or later. 10.2.18-h* 10.2.14 through 10.2.16-h* Upgrade to 10.2.16-h10 or later. 10.2.11 through 10.2.13-h* Upgrade to 10.2.13-h24 or later. 10.2.8 through 10.2.10-h* Upgrade to 10.2.10-h40 or later. 10.2.0 through 10.2.7-h* Upgrade to 10.2.7-h37 or later. All older   Upgrade to a supported fixed version. unsupported PAN-OS versions Prisma Access 12.1 12.1.2 through 12.1.* Upgrade to 12.1.7-h5 or later. Prisma Access 11.2 11.2.0 through 11.2* Upgrade to 11.2.7-h20 or later. Prisma Access 10.2 10.2.0 through 10.2.* Upgrade to 10.2.10-h40 or later. * See the note under Product Status for information regarding Prisma Access and Cloud NGFW upgrades.

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