CVE-2026-0259

An arbitrary File Read and Delete Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks WildFire® WF-500 and WF-500-B appliances enables users to read sensitive information and delete arbitrary files. This vulnerability affects WF-500 and WF-500-B appliances running in the default non-FIPS configuration mode. The WildFire Appliance (WF-500, WF-500-B) software update is now available to customers that use the WildFire Appliance (WF-500, WF-500-B) for on-premise sandboxing. Please note that customers using the WildFire Public cloud service are NOT impacted by this vulnerability.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0259

Configurations

No configuration.

History

13 May 2026, 19:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-13 19:17

Updated : 2026-05-14 16:21

NVD link : CVE-2026-0259

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0259

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0259

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-73

External Control of File Name or Path

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