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2 vulnerabilities found for WildFire WF-500 and WF-500-B by Palo Alto Networks
CVE-2026-0259 (GCVE-0-2026-0259)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-05-13 18:05 – Updated: 2026-05-13 18:57
VLAI
Title
WildFire WF-500 and WF-500-B: Arbitrary File Read and Delete Vulnerability in WildFire Appliance (WF-500, WF-500-B)
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0259 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | WildFire WF-500 and WF-500-B |
Affected:
12.1.0 , < 12.1.7, 12.1.4-h5
(custom)
Affected: 11.2.0 , < 11.2.11,11.2.7-h7 (custom) Affected: 11.1.0 , < 11.1.13,11.1.10-h8 (custom) Affected: 10.2.0 , < 10.2.18-h6, 10.2.16-h7, 10.2.13-h21, 10.2.10-h36, 10.2.7-h34 (custom) |
Date Public
2026-05-13 16:00
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CVE-2026-0259 (GCVE-0-2026-0259)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 18:05 – Updated: 2026-05-13 18:57
VLAI
Title
WildFire WF-500 and WF-500-B: Arbitrary File Read and Delete Vulnerability in WildFire Appliance (WF-500, WF-500-B)
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Assigner
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|---|---|
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Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | WildFire WF-500 and WF-500-B |
Affected:
12.1.0 , < 12.1.7, 12.1.4-h5
(custom)
Affected: 11.2.0 , < 11.2.11,11.2.7-h7 (custom) Affected: 11.1.0 , < 11.1.13,11.1.10-h8 (custom) Affected: 10.2.0 , < 10.2.18-h6, 10.2.16-h7, 10.2.13-h21, 10.2.10-h36, 10.2.7-h34 (custom) |
Date Public
2026-05-13 16:00
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