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.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from paloaltonetworks, from paloaltonetworks, from paloaltonetworks organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2026, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2026-05-13T19:17:01.873
2026-07-14T15:52:52.800
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 10.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 10.2.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.17 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.18 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.18 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.18 | Yes |
| Hardware | paloaltonetworks | wf-500 | - | No |
| Hardware | paloaltonetworks | wf-500-b | - | No |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 11.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 11.1.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.14 | Yes |
| Hardware | paloaltonetworks | wf-500 | - | No |
| Hardware | paloaltonetworks | wf-500-b | - | No |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 11.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 11.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.11 | Yes |
| Hardware | paloaltonetworks | wf-500 | - | No |
| Hardware | paloaltonetworks | wf-500-b | - | No |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 12.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | < 12.1.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 12.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 12.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 12.1.4 | Yes |
| Hardware | paloaltonetworks | wf-500 | - | No |
| Hardware | paloaltonetworks | wf-500-b | - | No |
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