CVE-2026-0257
What it is
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the GlobalProtect portal and gateway of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allows the attacker to bypass security restrictions and establish an unauthorized VPN connection. Panorama and Cloud NGFW are not impacted by these issues.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- In the wild
- CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- 2026-05-29 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
- 2026-06-01 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
- Exploit odds: 95.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-05-29
- Exploit probability
- 95.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-565
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Paloaltonetworks pan-os < 10.2.7
- Paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.7
- Paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.8
- Paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.9
- Paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.10
- Paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.11
- Paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.12
- Paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.13
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:A/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Red
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