CVE-2026-0262: PAN-OS: Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in Network Traffic Parsing

Published May 13, 2026
·
Updated

Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition by sending specially crafted network traffic to a dataplane interface.

Panorama, Cloud NGFW, and Prisma Access are not impacted by these vulnerabilities.

Other sources

Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition by sending specially crafted network traffic.

Panorama and Cloud NGFW are not impacted by these vulnerabilities.

— NVD

Affected Software

176 affected componentsFixes available
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=12.1.0, =11.2.0, =11.1.0, =10.2.0
12.1.712.1.4-h511.2.1211.2.10-h611.2.7-h1311.2.4-h1711.1.1511.1.13-h511.1.10-h2511.1.7-h611.1.6-h3211.1.4-h3310.2.18-h610.2.16-h710.2.13-h2110.2.10-h3610.2.7-h34
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS<10.2.7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=10.2.8<10.2.10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=10.2.11<10.2.13
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=10.2.14<10.2.16
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h11
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h12
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h13
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h14
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h15
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h16
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h17
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h18
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h19
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h2
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h20
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h21
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h22
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h23
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h24
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h3
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h32
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h5
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h6
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h8
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.7-h9
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h11
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h12
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h13
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h14
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h17
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h18
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h2
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h21
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h27
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h3
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h30
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h31
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h5
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h6
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.10-h8
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.13
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.13-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.13-h10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.13-h15
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.13-h16
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.13-h18
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.13-h2
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.13-h3
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.13-h4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.13-h5
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.13-h7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.16
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.16-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.16-h4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.16-h6
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.17
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.18
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.18-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=10.2.18-h5
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=11.1.0<11.1.4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=11.1.5<11.1.6
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=11.1.8<11.1.10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=11.1.11<11.1.13
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h11
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h12
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h13
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h15
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h16
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h17
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h18
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h2
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h25
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h27
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h3
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h32
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h5
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h6
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h8
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.4-h9
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h14
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h17
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h18
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h19
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h2
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h20
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h21
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h22
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h23
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h25
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h29
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h3
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h5
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h6
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.6-h7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.7-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.7-h2
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.7-h4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.10-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.10-h10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.10-h12
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.10-h21
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.10-h4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.10-h5
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.10-h7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.10-h9
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.13
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.13-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.13-h2
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.13-h3
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.1.14
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=11.2.0<11.2.4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=11.2.5<11.2.7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=11.2.8<11.2.10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h11
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h12
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h14
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h15
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h2
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h3
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h5
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h6
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h8
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.4-h9
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.7-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.7-h10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.7-h11
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.7-h12
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.7-h2
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.7-h3
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.7-h4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.7-h7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.7-h8
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.10-h1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.10-h2
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.10-h3
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.10-h4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.10-h5
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=11.2.11
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=12.1.0<12.1.4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS>=12.1.5<12.1.7
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=12.1.4
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=12.1.4-h2
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS=12.1.4-h3
All of the following
Siemens Ruggedcom Ape1808 Firmware
Siemens Ruggedcom Ape1808

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.1.7Fixed in 12.1.4-h5Fixed in 11.2.12Fixed in 11.2.10-h6Fixed in 11.2.7-h13Fixed in 11.2.4-h17Fixed in 11.1.15Fixed in 11.1.13-h5Fixed in 11.1.10-h25Fixed in 11.1.7-h6Fixed in 11.1.6-h32Fixed in 11.1.4-h33Fixed in 10.2.18-h6Fixed in 10.2.16-h7Fixed in 10.2.13-h21Fixed in 10.2.10-h36Fixed in 10.2.7-h34
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade PAN-OS 10.2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.2.18-h6
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade PAN-OS 11.1 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.1.15
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade PAN-OS 11.2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.2.12
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade PAN-OS 12.1 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.1.7
  6. Compensating control

    If you have a Threat Prevention subscription, block the vulnerability by enabling Threat IDs 510011, 510015, 510022 (HTTP traffic only), and 510023 (from Applications and Threats content version 9100-10044 and later). Note: all of these Threat IDs require SSL Decryption.

Event History

May 13, 2026
Advisory Published
via Palo Alto Networks·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via Palo Alto Networks·04:00 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:49 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:49 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 28, 2026
Advisory Published
via Palo Alto Networks·09:00 PM
Free Weekly Intel

Don't miss critical vulnerabilities

Join thousands of security professionals who receive our weekly digest of trending CVEs, zero-days, and exploited vulnerabilities.

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-0262?

The severity of CVE-2026-0262 is rated as MEDIUM.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-0262?

To fix CVE-2026-0262, ensure your Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS is updated to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.

3

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-0262?

CVE-2026-0262 is a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability affecting network traffic parsing.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2026-0262?

CVE-2026-0262 affects users of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software who have network access.

5

Can CVE-2026-0262 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2026-0262 can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers with network access.

Company

Resources

Contact

SecAlerts Pty Ltd.
132 Wickham Terrace
Fortitude Valley,
QLD 4006, Australia
info@secalerts.co
By using SecAlerts services, you agree to our services end-user license agreement. This website is safeguarded by reCAPTCHA and governed by the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. All names, logos, and brands of products are owned by their respective owners, and any usage of these names, logos, and brands for identification purposes only does not imply endorsement. If you possess any content that requires removal, please get in touch with us.
© 2026 SecAlerts Pty Ltd.
ABN: 70 645 966 203, ACN: 645 966 203