CVE-2026-0286

HIGHNVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-09. 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: 1%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

A command injection vulnerability in the management plane of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands as root.

The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators.

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(high)
EPSS
69.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 13, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-0286 PAN-OS: Authenticated Command Injection in CLI

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0286

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0286(2)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 26× 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 18:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-16 05:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-15 16:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-15 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-14 15:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-14 02:36 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.20
  16. 2026-07-14 02:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-13 14:08 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.2 · severity → HIGH
  19. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-13 00:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-11 22:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-10 21:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-09 19:13 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-09 19:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0286?
CVE-2026-0286 is a high vulnerability published on July 9, 2026. A command injection vulnerability in the management plane of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands as root. The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of…
When was CVE-2026-0286 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0286 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 9, 2026, with the most recent update on July 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0286 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0286 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 69.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0286?
CVE-2026-0286 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0286?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0286, 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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