CVE-2026-0281

An information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to obtain web session tokens. This requires a legitimate user to first click on a malicious link provided by the attacker. The security risk posed by this issue is minimized by restricting access to the management web interface 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 . This issue is applicable to PAN-OS software on PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls and on Panorama (virtual and M-Series). Cloud NGFW and Prisma® Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0281	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

13 Jul 2026, 12:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.1
References	~~() https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0281 -~~	() https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0281 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Paloaltonetworks Paloaltonetworks pan-os

09 Jul 2026, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-09 19:16

Updated : 2026-07-13 12:35

NVD link : CVE-2026-0281

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0281

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0281

JSON object : View

Products Affected

paloaltonetworks

pan-os

CWE

CWE-524

Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information

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