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Critical Palo Alto Networks firewall vulnerability exploited for weeks with patch pending

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Published 2026-05-07 19:02 UTCUpdated 2026-05-08 01:19 UTC
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Overview

A critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-0300) in Palo Alto Networks' PAN-OS firewall has been actively exploited by suspected state-sponsored hackers for nearly a month. The flaw affects the User-ID Authentication Portal, allowing attackers to execute code with root privileges without logging in.

Entities
Palo Alto Networks
Score total
0.87
Momentum 24h
2
Posts
2
Origins
2
Source types
1
Duplicate ratio
0%
Why now
  • Exploitation has been ongoing for nearly a month, indicating active threat actor interest.
  • Palo Alto Networks is expected to release patches starting May 13, making immediate mitigation critical.
  • The exposed firewalls are primarily located in high-risk regions such as Asia and North America.
Why it matters
  • The vulnerability allows root-level code execution without authentication, posing a severe risk to affected firewalls.
  • Thousands of PAN-OS VM firewalls are exposed online, increasing potential attack surface globally.
  • Patch deployment is pending, requiring interim mitigations to protect networks.
LLM analysis
Topic mix: lowPromo risk: lowSource quality: medium
Recurring claims
  • A critical zero-day vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls has been exploited for nearly a month by suspected state-sponsored hackers.
How sources frame it
  • CSO Online: neutral
All evidence
All evidence
Palo Alto Networks firewall flaw has been exploited for several weeks
CSO Online · csoonline.com · 2026-05-08 01:19 UTC
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