CVE-2026-0263

critical

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.

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0263

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-13

Updated: 2026-05-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 9.2

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N