CVE-2026-0265

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 70% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to bypass authentication controls when Cloud Authentication Service (CAS) is enabled.

The risk is higher if CAS is enabled on the management interface and lower when any other login interfaces are used.

The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the management web interface by restricting access 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 .

This issue is applicable to PAN-OS software on PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls and on Panorama (virtual and M-Series).

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

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
52(Track)
EG Risk 52/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
31%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 13, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

SSA-967325

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-967325.html
generic

CVE-2026-0265 PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass with Cloud Authentication Service (CAS) enabled

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0265

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0265(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 142 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-07-23 03:04 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.90
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  16. 2026-07-14 16:03 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.1
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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCBishopFox/CVE-2026-0265-check
    First seen May 22, 2026

    Safely detect whether a PAN-OS target is vulnerable to CVE-2026-0265.

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0265?
CVE-2026-0265 is a high vulnerability published on May 13, 2026. An authentication bypass vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to bypass authentication controls when Cloud Authentication Service (CAS) is enabled. The risk is higher if CAS is enabled on the management interface and lower when…
When was CVE-2026-0265 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0265 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 13, 2026, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0265 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0265 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 69.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0265?
CVE-2026-0265 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0265?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0265, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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