CVE-2026-0265 Details
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.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-0265
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System): EPSS predicts the likelihood that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild. A higher percentage means a greater chance of an exploit occurring. The EPSS model produces a probability score between 0 and 1 (0 and 100%).
0.38 Probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days (31th percentile)
CVSS score for CVE-2026-0265
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System): An open framework owned and managed by FIRST.Org, Inc. that assigns a numerical score from 0 to 10 to software vulnerabilities to indicate their severity.
8.1 High
DVE Score by Bitsight AI
DVE scores complement traditional static scoring systems like CVSS with Bitsight AI powered real-time threat intelligence and underground cyber criminal activity so that security teams can reduce alert fatigue and focus on vulnerabilities most likely to be exploited.
Medium
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CVE-2026-0265 Global Footprint

Top 10 Identified Countries

Country Observations Percentage
US 17 19.54%
CN 6 6.90%
TW 5 5.75%
RU 5 5.75%
TH 4 4.60%
KR 3 3.45%
VN 3 3.45%
MM 3 3.45%
DE 3 3.45%
CA 3 3.45%

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CVE-2026-0265 Industry Footprint

Top 10 Identified Industries

*Service provider organizations (typically Technology and Telecommunications) are disproportionally represented in the results given their upstream ownership of end-user infrastructure. See our FAQs.

Industry* Observations Percentage
Telecommunications 26 55.32%
Technology 12 25.53%
Government/Politics 3 6.38%
Media/Entertainment 1 2.13%
Manufacturing 1 2.13%
Finance 1 2.13%
Education 1 2.13%
Consumer Goods 1 2.13%
Business Services 1 2.13%

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