Vulnerability · Published Jul 9, 2026 · Assigned by palo_alto
CVE-2026-0283PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Large Scale VPN (LSVPN)
Medium 4.5
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authentication in Cloud NGFW from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cloud NGFW | see references |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 12.1.0 – before 12.1.811.2.0 – before 11.2.1311.1.0 – before 11.1.1610.2.0 – before 10.2.18-h8 |
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access | see references |
Weakness: CWE-306 · Vector: 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