7.2
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-0263
PAN-OS: Remote Code Execution (RCE) in IKEv2 Processing
Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the IKEv2 processing of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the firewall, or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. Panorama, Cloud NGFW, and Prisma® Access are not impacted by these vulnerabilities.

INFO

Published Date :

May 13, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 13, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-0263 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Paloaltonetworks pan-os
2 Paloaltonetworks prisma_access
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH d6c1279f-00f6-4ef7-9217-f89ffe703ec0
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Apply vendor patches to fix buffer overflow in IKEv2 processing.
  • Update PAN-OS to the latest vendor-provided version.
  • Apply vendor-specific security patches.
  • Review firewall configurations for IKEv2 settings.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0263
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A buffer overflow vulnerability in the IKEv2 processing of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the firewall, or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. Panorama, Cloud NGFW, and Prisma® Access are not impacted by these vulnerabilities.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/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:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added Reference https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0263
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