CVE-2026-0229

PAN-OS: Denial of Service in Advanced DNS Security Feature

Published Feb 11, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the Advanced DNS Security (ADNS) feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker to initiate system reboots using a maliciously crafted packet. Repeated attempts to initiate a reboot causes the firewall to enter maintenance mode.

Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access® are not impacted by this vulnerability.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Palo Alto Networks cloud Ngfw
Palo Alto Networks prisma Access
Vendors & Products Palo Alto Networks cloud Ngfw
Palo Alto Networks prisma Access
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the Advanced DNS Security (ADNS) feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker to initiate system reboots using a maliciously crafted packet. Repeated attempts to initiate a reboot causes the firewall to enter maintenance mode. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access® are not impacted by this vulnerability.
Title PAN-OS: Denial of Service in Advanced DNS Security Feature
First Time appeared Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks pan-os
Weaknesses CWE-754
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:12.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks pan-os
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Feb 11, 2026, 6:58 PM
Reserved
Nov 3, 2025, 8:43 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Feb 11, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:10 AM