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Palo Alto warns of critical firewall flaw, tells users a patch is on the way

Caution sign data unlocking hackers. Malicious software, virus and cybercrime, System warning hacked alert, cyberattack on online network, data breach, risk of website.
  • A critical buffer overflow flaw (CVE‑2026‑0300) in PAN‑OS User‑ID Authentication Portal is under limited exploitation
  • The bug allows unauthenticated code execution with root privileges on exposed firewalls
  • Palo Alto advised restricting portals to trusted networks; fixes are due May 13, 2026

PAN-OS User-ID Authentication Portal, a feature in Palo Alto Networks firewalls that identifies and authenticates users on a network, contains a critical-severity zero-day vulnerability which is being exploited in limited attacks, the company has warned.

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