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CVE-2026-0264

PAN-OS: Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in DNS Proxy and DNS Server Allows Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 12.1.7, 12.1.4-h5, 11.2.12, 11.2.10-h6, 11.2.7-h13, 11.2.4-h17, 11.1.15, 11.1.13-h5, 11.1.10-h25, 11.1.7-h6, 11.1.6-h32, 11.1.4-h33, 10.2.18-h6, 10.2.16-h7, 10.2.13-h21, 10.2.10-h36, 10.2.7-h34
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the DNS proxy and DNS Server features of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® Software allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition (all PAN-OS platforms except Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access) or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted network traffic (PA-Series hardware only). Panorama, Cloud NGFW, and Prisma® Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

Timeline

  1. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  2. CVE published
  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW

    Version range not reported

  • Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

    From 12.1.0 · fixed in 12.1.7, 12.1.4-h5; From 11.2.0 · fixed in 11.2.12, 11.2.10-h6, 11.2.7-h13, 11.2.4-h17; From 11.1.0 · fixed in 11.1.15, 11.1.13-h5, 11.1.10-h25, 11.1.7-h6, 11.1.6-h32, 11.1.4-h33; From 10.2.0 · fixed in 10.2.18-h6, 10.2.16-h7, 10.2.13-h21, 10.2.10-h36, 10.2.7-h34

  • Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

    Version range not reported

References 1

security.paloaltonetworks.com