CVE-2026-0300Paloaltonetworks · Pan-os
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the User-ID™ Authentication Portal (aka Captive Portal) service of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls by sending specially crafted packets. The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the User-ID™ Authentication Portal per the best practice guidelines https://knowledgebase.paloaltonetworks.com/KCSArticleDetail by restricting access to only trusted internal IP addresses. Prisma Access, Cloud NGFW and Panorama appliances are not impacted by this vulnerability.
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vuln:CVE-2026-0300vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-0300CVE-2026-0300CVE-2026-0300"CVE-2026-0300" exploit -site:nvd.nist.gov