CVE-2026-0272

HIGHNVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-11. NVD baseline CVSS 7.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.2
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
7.2(medium)
EPSS
17.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 10, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-0272 PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0272

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0272(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 64× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-16 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-16 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-15 16:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-15 01:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-14 13:19 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.2 · severity → HIGH
  15. 2026-07-14 13:11 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6 · severity → MEDIUM
  16. 2026-07-14 13:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-14 01:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-13 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-12 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-12 05:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-11 18:17 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.20
  25. 2026-07-11 18:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-10 18:28 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.2 · severity → HIGH
  3. 2026-07-10 17:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-09 03:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-08 03:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-07 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-05 11:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-04 11:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-03 07:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-02 07:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-01 07:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-30 07:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-29 06:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-06-28 05:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-27 05:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-26 04:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-25 04:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-06-24 04:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-23 21:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-23 04:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-06-22 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-21 01:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-06-20 00:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-19 19:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-06-19 00:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-06-17 23:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-16 23:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-06-15 23:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-15 17:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-06-14 23:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-06-14 23:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-06-13 23:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-06-12 23:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-06-11 23:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-06-10 23:01 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-06-10 23:00 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0272?
CVE-2026-0272 is a high vulnerability published on June 10, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-0272 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0272 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 10, 2026, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0272 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0272 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 17.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0272?
CVE-2026-0272 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0272?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0272, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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