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CVE-2026-0269

PAN-OS: Denial of Service (DoS) in Tunnel Traffic Processing

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 12.1.5, 11.2.10, 11.1.6-h21, 10.2.16-h6
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

A memory corruption vulnerability in the processing of tunnel traffic in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allows an authenticated user to initiate system reboots using a maliciously crafted packet. Repeated attempts to initiate a reboot causes the firewall to enter maintenance mode. Panorama, Cloud NGFW, and Prisma® Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

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

  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 12.1.5; From 11.2.0 · fixed in 11.2.10; From 11.1.0 · fixed in 11.1.6-h21; From 10.2.0 · fixed in 10.2.16-h6

  • Palo Alto Networks Panorama

    Version range not reported

  • Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

    Version range not reported

References 1

security.paloaltonetworks.com