CVE-2026-0265: Authentication Bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS (opens in new tab)

OverviewOn May 13, 2026, Palo Alto Networks published a security advisory for CVE-2026-0265, a signature verification vulnerability that facilitates authentication bypass on PAN-OS, the operating system that most Palo Alto Networks firewalls run. This vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker with network access to bypass authentication when Cloud Authentication Service (CAS) is enabled and attached to a login interface; the vulnerable configuration is non-default but common. CVE...