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CVE-2026-0265


An authentication bypass vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to bypass authentication controls when Cloud Authentication Service (CAS) is enabled. The risk is higher if CAS is enabled on the management interface and lower when any other login interfaces are used. The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the management web interface by restricting access 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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from paloaltonetworks, from siemens, from siemens organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

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.


Published

2026-05-13T18:16:14.693

Last Modified

2026-10-26T17:10:03.270

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.1 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-347

Affected Vendors & Products
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
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 11.1.6 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
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
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
Operating System siemens ruggedcom_ape1808_firmware - Yes
Hardware siemens ruggedcom_ape1808 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For paloaltonetworks's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.