CVE-2026-0257 PAN-OS: GlobalProtect Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities (Severity: HIGH)
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability allows authentication bypass in GlobalProtect.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of PAN-OS with GlobalProtect are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and high severity.
- Action
- Upgrade to the patched version of PAN-OS.
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Details
Original advisory: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0257
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2026-0257Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-0257 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-0257: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilitycisa-kev
Recent advisories for PAN-OS
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- high[NEW] [high] Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-10
- unknownCVE-2026-0287: Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allow an unau…nvd · 2026-07-09
- unknownCVE-2026-0286: A command injection vulnerability in the management plane of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® softwar…nvd · 2026-07-09
- unknownCVE-2026-0285: A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enable…nvd · 2026-07-09
- unknownCVE-2026-0284: An XML injection vulnerability in the Large Scale VPN (LSVPN) functionality of Palo Alto Networ…nvd · 2026-07-09
- unknownCVE-2026-0283: An authentication bypass vulnerability in Large Scale VPN ( LSVPN) functionality of Palo Alto N…nvd · 2026-07-09
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