{"id":"CVE-2026-0282","title":"A file deletion vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to delete files from a temporary directory.\n\nThe security risk posed by this iss…","summary":"A file deletion vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to delete files from a temporary directory.\n\nThe security risk posed by this iss…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","cwe":["CWE-20"],"vendor":"paloaltonetworks","product":"pan-os","affected":["pan-os >= 10.2.0, < 11.1.16","pan-os >= 11.2.0, < 11.2.13","pan-os >= 12.1.0, < 12.1.8"],"patched":["pan-os 12.1.8"],"published":"2026-07-09","updated":"2026-07-13","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0282","references":[{"url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0282","label":"psirt@paloaltonetworks.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00293,"epssPercentile":0.2214,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-13T13:27:18.314Z","slug":"CVE-2026-0282","body":"## Overview\n\nA file deletion vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to delete files from a temporary directory.\n\nThe security risk posed by this issue is minimized by restricting access to the management web interface to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended  best practice deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 .\n\nThis issue is applicable to PAN-OS software on PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls and on Panorama (virtual and M-Series).\n\nCloud NGFW and Prisma® Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `pan-os >= 10.2.0, < 11.1.16`\n- `pan-os >= 11.2.0, < 11.2.13`\n- `pan-os >= 12.1.0, < 12.1.8`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `pan-os 12.1.8`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}