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Palo Alto NetworksCVE-2026-0283

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: authentication bypass

Medium4.5CVE-2026-0283 · Published Jul 9, 2026 · updated Aug 11, 2026

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Large Scale VPN ( LSVPN) functionality of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows an attacker with network access to bypass security restrictions and establish an unauthorized site-to-site VPN connection. Panorama, Cloud NGFW, and Prisma® Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

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Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
PAN-OS
Product
>= 12.1.0, < 12.1.812.1.8
>= 11.2.0, < 11.2.1311.2.13
>= 11.1.0, < 11.1.1611.1.16
>= 10.2.0, < 10.2.18-h810.2.18-h8
Details and references
CVSS 4.0
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/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:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-306

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