Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
CVE-2026-0322
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains a code injection vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker with network access to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall.
What this means for your business
- It affects Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 14 October 2026.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS.
- 2If you do, follow CISA's required action below. No patch reference has been published yet.
- 3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 17 October 2026. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
- 4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.
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Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CISA’s wording, unedited. The notes it mentions are in CISA’s catalogue entry.
Scoring
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
Dates
- Published
- 2026-10-14
- Added to KEV
- 2026-10-14
- Remediation due
- 2026-10-17
- Sources
- CISA KEV
Coverage
- Palo Alto Networks security advisory (AV26-1041) - Update 1Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · 2026-10-15
- Palo Alto Networks Patches PAN-OS Authenticated RCE Flaw Amid Active ExploitationThe Hacker News · 2026-10-15
- Palo Alto Networks warns of PAN-OS RCE flaw exploited in attacksBleepingComputer · 2026-10-14