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CVE-2026-0283: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-0283· Medium 4.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.5 Medium · fixed in 12.1.8 : update PAN-OS when convenient.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 31% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 12.1.8, 11.2.13, 11.1.16 +1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade PAN-OS to 12.1.8, 11.2.13, 11.1.16 or 10.2.18-h8.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OSAffected
  • >=12.1.0 <12.1.8
Fixed in
  • 12.1.8
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OSAffected
  • >=11.2.0 <11.2.13
Fixed in
  • 11.2.13
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OSAffected
  • >=11.1.0 <11.1.16
Fixed in
  • 11.1.16
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OSAffected
  • >=10.2.0 <10.2.18-h8
Fixed in
  • 10.2.18-h8

AI-suggested

Panorama, Cloud NGFW, and Prisma Access are not affected, so no action is required for those products.

Description

CVE-2026-0283 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Large Scale VPN (LSVPN) functionality of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. This flaw allows an attacker with network access to bypass security restrictions and establish an unauthorized site-to-site VPN connection. The vulnerability does not affect Panorama, Cloud NGFW, or Prisma Access. It has a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2, indicating a medium severity level.

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