CVE-2026-0259

WildFire WF-500 and WF-500-B: Arbitrary File Read and Delete Vulnerability in WildFire Appliance (WF-500, WF-500-B)

Published May 13, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An arbitrary File Read and Delete Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks WildFire® WF-500 and WF-500-B appliances enables users to read sensitive information and delete arbitrary files. This vulnerability affects WF-500 and WF-500-B appliances running in the default non-FIPS configuration mode.



The WildFire Appliance (WF-500, WF-500-B) software update is now available to customers that use the WildFire Appliance (WF-500, WF-500-B) for on-premise sandboxing.



Please note that customers using the WildFire Public cloud service are NOT impacted by this vulnerability.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

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Description An arbitrary File Read and Delete Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks WildFire® WF-500 and WF-500-B appliances enables users to read sensitive information and delete arbitrary files. This vulnerability affects WF-500 and WF-500-B appliances running in the default non-FIPS configuration mode. The WildFire Appliance (WF-500, WF-500-B) software update is now available to customers that use the WildFire Appliance (WF-500, WF-500-B) for on-premise sandboxing. Please note that customers using the WildFire Public cloud service are NOT impacted by this vulnerability.
Title WildFire WF-500 and WF-500-B: Arbitrary File Read and Delete Vulnerability in WildFire Appliance (WF-500, WF-500-B)
First Time appeared Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks wildfire Wf-500 And Wf-500-b
Weaknesses CWE-73
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:wildfire_wf-500_and_wf-500-b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks wildfire Wf-500 And Wf-500-b
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
May 13, 2026, 6:57 PM
Reserved
Nov 3, 2025, 8:44 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 13, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 5:10 PM