CVE Enrichment

CVSS
9.3 CRITICAL
EPSS
31.73%
EPSS Percentile
98.26%
CISA KEV
YES — Known Exploited Vulnerability

Description

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.

Technical Details

CVSS Version
4.0
CNA / NVD Source
psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
Published
07-May-2026 02:16
Last Modified
17-Jun-2026 17:10
EPSS Date
2026-10-11
CWE
CWE-787

CVSS Vector

CVSS:4.0 AV:N / AC:L / AT:N / PR:N / UI:N / VC:H / VI:H / VA:H / SC:L / SI:L / SA:N / E:A / CR:X / IR:X / AR:X / MAV:X / MAC:X / MAT:X / MPR:X / MUI:X / MVC:X / MVI:X / MVA:X / MSC:X / MSI:X / MSA:X / S:X / AU:Y / R:U / V:C / RE:M / U:Red

CISA KEV Details

Date Added
2026-05-06
Remediation Due
2026-05-09
Known Ransomware Campaign Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Until the vendor releases an official fix, the following workaround should be implemented: - Restrict User-ID Authentication Portal access to only trusted zones. - Disable User-ID Authentication Portal if not required. 5/13/2026: Palo Alto has released a variety of patches. If these are relevant to your environment, please apply the designated patch.
Notes
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0300 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0300

Affected Products / Versions

References

Last enrichment sync: 12-Oct-2026 21:30
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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