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Palo Alto Networks Security AdvisoriesCVE-2026-0321

CVE-2026-0321: PAN-OS: Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerabilities in Network Services

HighVendor CVSS 8.7 / 10 1 CVE Published Oct 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC

Summary

Denial of service vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition by sending specially crafted network traffic to or through a dataplane interface. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition result in the firewall entering maintenance mode.

Cloud NGFW and Panorama are not affected by this vulnerability.

Products covered

  • Cloud NGFW

  • PAN-OS

  • Prisma Access

  • PAN-OS 12.2

  • PAN-OS 12.1

  • PAN-OS 11.2

  • PAN-OS 11.1

  • PAN-OS 10.2

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  • Prisma Access 12.1

  • Prisma Access 11.2

  • Prisma Access 10.2

Remediation

Version

Minor Version

Suggested Solution

Cloud NGFW

No action needed.

PAN-OS 12.2

12.2.0 through 12.2.3

Upgrade to 12.2.4 or later.

PAN-OS 12.1

12.1.8 through 12.1.10-h*

Upgrade to 12.1.10-h2 or later.

12.1.5 through 12.1.7-h*

Upgrade to 12.1.7-h8 or 12.1.10-h2 or later.

12.1.2 through 12.1.4-h*

Upgrade to 12.1.4-h12 or 12.1.10-h2 or later.

PAN-OS 11.2

11.2.14 through 11.2.15-h*

Upgrade to 11.2.16 or later.

11.2.11 through 11.2.13-h*

Upgrade to 11.2.13-h3 or 11.2.16 or later.

11.2.8 through 11.2.10-h*

Upgrade to 11.2.10-h15 or 11.2.16 or later.

11.2.5 through 11.2.7-h*

Upgrade to 11.2.7-h21 or 11.2.16 or later.

11.2.0 through 11.2.4-h*

Upgrade to 11.2.4-h22 or 11.2.16 or later.

PAN-OS 11.1

11.1.14 through 11.1.16-h*

Upgrade to 11.1.16-h3 or later.

11.1.11 through 11.1.13-h*

Upgrade to 11.1.13-h15 or 11.1.16-h3 or later.

11.1.8 through 11.1.10-h*

Upgrade to 11.1.10-h35 or 11.1.16-h3 or later.

11.1.7 through 11.1.7-h*

Upgrade to 11.1.7-h11 or 11.1.16-h3 or later.

11.1.5 through 11.1.6-h*

Upgrade to 11.1.6-h39 or 11.1.16-h3 or later.

11.1.0 through 11.1.4-h*

Upgrade to 11.1.4-h37 or 11.1.16-h3 or later.

PAN-OS 10.2

10.2.17 through 10.2.18-h*

Upgrade to 10.2.18-h12 or later.

10.2.14 through 10.2.16-h*

Upgrade to 10.2.16-h11 or 10.2.18-h12 or later.

10.2.11 through 10.2.13-h*

Upgrade to 10.2.13-h26 or 10.2.18-h12 or later.

10.2.8 through 10.2.10-h*

Upgrade to 10.2.10-h41 or 10.2.18-h12 or later.

10.2.0 through 10.2.7-h*

Upgrade to 10.2.7-h38 or 10.2.18-h12 or later.

All older

unsupported

PAN-OS versions

Upgrade to a supported fixed version.

Prisma Access 12.1

12.1.0 through 12.1.*

Upgrade to 12.1.7-h8 or later.

Prisma Access 11.2

11.2.0 through 11.2.*

Upgrade to 11.2.7-h21 or later.

Prisma Access 10.2

10.2.0 through 10.2.*

Upgrade to 10.2.10-h41 or later.

* See the note under Product Status for information regarding Prisma Access upgrades.

Vendor-listed fixes

  • Cloud NGFW All

  • PAN-OS 12.2 >= 12.2.4

  • PAN-OS 12.1 >= 12.1.4-h12, >= 12.1.7-h8, >= 12.1.10-h2

  • PAN-OS 11.2 >= 11.2.4-h22, >= 11.2.7-h21, >= 11.2.10-h15, >= 11.2.13-h3, >= 11.2.16

  • PAN-OS 11.1 >= 11.1.4-h37, >= 11.1.6-h39, >= 11.1.7-h11, >= 11.1.10-h35, >= 11.1.13-h15, >= 11.1.16-h3

  • PAN-OS 10.2 >= 10.2.7-h38, >= 10.2.10-h41, >= 10.2.13-h26, >= 10.2.16-h11, >= 10.2.18-h12

  • Prisma Access 12.1 >= 12.1.7-h8*

  • Prisma Access 11.2 >= 11.2.7-h21*

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  • Prisma Access 10.2 >= 10.2.10-h41*

CVEs in this advisory 1

Update history

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    • Added fixed versions: PAN-OS 11.2 >= 11.2.4-h22, >= 11.2.7-h21, >= 11.2.10-h15, >= 11.2.13-h3, >= 11.2.16.
    • Removed fixed versions: PAN-OS 11.2 >= 11.2.4-h22, >= 11.2.7-h21, >= 11.2.10-h15, >= 11.2.13-h3, >= 11.2.16 (ETA: 10/15).

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