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CISA Warns of Palo Alto PAN-OS Vulnerability Exploited to Gain Root Access

📅 7 May 2026 at 15:59 UTC📰 Cyber Security NewsView original source ↗
CISA Warns of Palo Alto PAN-OS Vulnerability Exploited to Gain Root Access

CISA has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. Tracked as CVE-2026-0300, this severe security flaw was recently added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 6, 2026. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated threat actors to execute arbitrary code and gain root privileges on affected firewall appliances, prompting immediate […] The post CISA Warns of Palo Alto PAN-OS Vulnerability Exploited to Gain Root Access appeared first on Cyber Security News.

🤖 AI BriefingAuto-generated threat analysis
🔍Threat Overview

A critical buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-0300) in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows unauthenticated threat actors to execute arbitrary code with root privileges, posing a significant risk to affected systems.

⚙️Technical Details
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: Critical
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Immediately apply the latest PAN-OS software patch to affected systems.
2Disable User-ID Authentication Portal (Captive Portal) service until a fix is available.
3Monitor system logs for suspicious activity and implement additional security controls.
📦Affected Products
Paloaltonetworks Pa-1410Paloaltonetworks Pa-1420Paloaltonetworks Pa-3410Paloaltonetworks Pa-3420Paloaltonetworks Pa-3430Paloaltonetworks Pa-3440Paloaltonetworks Pa-410Paloaltonetworks Pa-410RPaloaltonetworks Pa-410R-5GPaloaltonetworks Pa-415
🔐NVD Verified DataVERIFIED
CVE-2026-0300CVSS 9.8CRITICAL
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-787
Affected Products (CPE)
Paloaltonetworks Pa-1410Paloaltonetworks Pa-1420Paloaltonetworks Pa-3410Paloaltonetworks Pa-3420Paloaltonetworks Pa-3430

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