---
id: CVE-2026-0309
title: 'PAN-OS: Authenticated Command Injection in CLI with Luna HSM Configuration'
summary: >-
  A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software
  enables an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions and run
  arbitrary commands as a root user. To be able to exploit this issue, the user
  must have…
severity: medium
cvss: 4
cvssVector: >-
  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: Palo Alto Networks
product: Cloud NGFW
affected:
  - cloud_ngfw
  - PAN-OS >= 12.2.0 < 12.2.3
  - PAN-OS >= 12.1.0 < 12.1.4-h10
  - PAN-OS >= 11.2.0 < 11.2.4-h21
  - PAN-OS >= 11.1.0 < 11.1.4-h36
  - PAN-OS >= 10.2.0 < 10.2.7-h37
  - prisma_access
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-10T00:00:00+00:00'
published: '2026-09-10'
updated: '2026-09-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-11T03:56:05.594Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0309'
references:
  - url: 'https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0309'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00447
epssPercentile: 0.38169
ingestedAt: '2026-09-11T11:32:42.775Z'
---

## Overview

A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions and run arbitrary commands as a root user. To be able to exploit this issue, the user must have access to the PAN-OS CLI and the device must be configured with a Luna Hardware Security Module (HSM). 

The security risk posed by this issue is significantly minimized when CLI access is restricted to a limited group of administrators.

Panorama, Cloud NGFW, and Prisma® Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

## Affected

- `cloud_ngfw`
- `PAN-OS >= 12.2.0 < 12.2.3`
- `PAN-OS >= 12.1.0 < 12.1.4-h10`
- `PAN-OS >= 11.2.0 < 11.2.4-h21`
- `PAN-OS >= 11.1.0 < 11.1.4-h36`
- `PAN-OS >= 10.2.0 < 10.2.7-h37`
- `prisma_access`

## Remediation

Version
Minor Version
Suggested Solution
Cloud NGFW No action needed.
                                PAN-OS 12.2

                                12.2.0 through 12.2.2
                                Upgrade to 12.2.3 or later.
                            
                                PAN-OS 12.1

                                12.1.8 through 12.1.9
                                Upgrade to 12.1.10 or later.
                            
                                
                                12.1.5 through 12.1.7-h*
                                Upgrade to 12.1.7-h5 or 12.1.10 or later.
                            
                                
                                12.1.2 through 12.1.4-h*
                                Upgrade to 12.1.4-h10 or 12.1.10 or later.
                            
                                PAN-OS 11.2
                                11.2.11 through 11.2.13-h*
                                Upgrade to 11.2.13-h2 or later.
                            
                                
                                11.2.8 through 11.2.10-h*
                                Upgrade to 11.2.10-h14 or later.
                            
                                
                                11.2.5 through 11.2.7-h*
                                Upgrade to 11.2.7-h20 or later.
                            
                                
                                11.2.0 through 11.2.4-h*
                                Upgrade to 11.2.4-h21 or later.
                            
                                PAN-OS 11.1

                                11.1.14 through 11.1.16-h*

                                Upgrade or 11.1.16-h2 or later.
                            
                                
                                11.1.11 through 11.1.13-h*
                                Upgrade to 11.1.13-h12 or later.
                            
                                
                                11.1.8 through 11.1.10-h*
                                Upgrade to 11.1.10-h33  or later.
                            
                                
                                11.1.7 through 11.1.7-h*
                                Upgrade to 11.1.7-h10 or later.
                            
                                
                                11.1.5 through 11.1.6-h*
                                Upgrade to 11.1.6-h38 or later.
                            
                                
                                11.1.0 through 11.1.4-h*
                                Upgrade to 11.1.4-h36 or later.
                            
                                PAN-OS 10.2

                                10.2.17 through 
10.2.18-h*
                                Upgrade to 10.2.18-h10 or later.
                            
                                
                                10.2.14 through 10.2.16-h*
                                Upgrade to 10.2.16-h10 or later.
                            
                                
                                10.2.11 through 10.2.13-h*
                                Upgrade to 10.2.13-h24 or later.
                            
                                
                                10.2.8 through 10.2.10-h*
                                Upgrade to 10.2.10-h40 or later.
                            
                                
                                10.2.0 through 10.2.7-h*
                                Upgrade to 10.2.7-h37 or later.
                            All older
unsupported
PAN-OS versions Upgrade to a supported fixed version.Prisma Access 
No action needed.

### Workarounds

No known workarounds exist for this issue.