{"id":"CVE-2026-0309","title":"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","summary":"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…","severity":"medium","cvss":4,"cvssVector":"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/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber","cwe":["CWE-78"],"vendor":"Palo Alto Networks","product":"Cloud NGFW","affected":["cloud_ngfw","PAN-OS >= 12.2.0 < 12.2.3","PAN-OS >= 12.1.0 < 12.1.4-h10","PAN-OS >= 11.2.0 < 11.2.4-h21","PAN-OS >= 11.1.0 < 11.1.4-h36","PAN-OS >= 10.2.0 < 10.2.7-h37","prisma_access"],"published":"2026-09-10","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T02:18:36.083","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0309","references":[{"url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0309","label":"psirt@paloaltonetworks.com"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-104023.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00785,"epssPercentile":0.55873,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-10T00:00:00+00:00"},"cvssSource":"cna","ingestedAt":"2026-09-11T11:32:42.775Z","slug":"CVE-2026-0309","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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). \n\nThe security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators.\n\nPanorama, Cloud NGFW, and Prisma® Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":22,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":22,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}