CVE-2026-0279: low-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
PAN-OS: Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities
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8Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 1.3epss 0.8%
Multiple cross site scripting vulnerabilities in the User-ID™ Authentication Portal (aka Captive Portal) service, GlobalProtect™ gateway/portal features and Clientless VPN of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables a malicious unauthenticated user to store or execute malicious JavaScript payload.
The security risk posed by this issue is minimized when the management interface and access to the User-ID™ Authentication Portal is restricted 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 is not affected by this vulnerability.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Affected products
Palo Alto Networks · Cloud NGFWPalo Alto Networks · PAN-OSPalo Alto Networks · Prisma AccessRelated CVEs — Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
In the same product, most dangerous first.
CVE-2024-3400CRITICALPAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtectEPSS 100.0%KEVCVE-2024-0012CRITICALPAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web Interface (PAN-SA-2024-0015)EPSS 99.8%KEVCVE-2025-0108HIGHPAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web InterfaceEPSS 98.5%KEVCVE-2026-0257HIGHPAN-OS: GlobalProtect Authentication Bypass VulnerabilitiesEPSS 95.6%KEVCVE-2024-9474MEDIUMPAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Web Management InterfaceEPSS 93.8%KEVCVE-2026-0300CRITICALPAN-OS: Unauthenticated user initiated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User-ID™ Authentication PortalEPSS 41.7%KEV