PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allows an authenticated administrator with access to the Command Line Interface (CLI) to perform actions on the device with root privileges.
The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators and by restricting access to the management 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.
Problem Types
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|
| CWE | CWE-862 | CWE-862 Missing Authorization |
Type: CWE
Description: CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Metrics
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| 4.0 | 6.0 | MEDIUM | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber |
| 4.0 | 5.6 | MEDIUM | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber |
Version: 4.0
Base score: 6.0
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
Version: 4.0
Base score: 5.6
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
Impacts
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| CAPEC-233 | CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation |
Description: CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation
Timeline
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Initial publication. | 2026-06-10 16:00:00 |
Event: Initial publication.
Date: 2026-06-10 16:00:00