# CVE-2026-0309

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-0309
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 4 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber)
- **CWE:** CWE-78
- **Published:** Sep 10, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Sep 10, 2026

## Description

A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions and run arbitrary commands as a root user. To be able to exploit this issue, the user must have access to the PAN-OS CLI and the device must be configured with a Luna Hardware Security Module (HSM). 

The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators.

Panorama, Cloud NGFW, and Prisma® Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

## Affected Products

- Palo Alto Networks — Cloud NGFW (All)
- Palo Alto Networks — PAN-OS (12.2.0)
- Palo Alto Networks — PAN-OS (12.1.0)
- Palo Alto Networks — PAN-OS (11.2.0)
- Palo Alto Networks — PAN-OS (11.1.0)
- Palo Alto Networks — PAN-OS (10.2.0)
- Palo Alto Networks — Prisma Access (All)

## References

- [CNA](https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0309)

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-11._