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.
Published: 2026-05-13
Score: 5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 13 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Wed, 13 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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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

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber'}


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Palo Alto Networks Wildfire Wf-500 And Wf-500-b
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: palo_alto

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T18:57:18.638Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T20:44:19.922Z

Link: CVE-2026-0259

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Updated: 2026-05-13T18:57:10.236Z

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-13T19:17:01.873

Modified: 2026-05-14T16:21:23.190

Link: CVE-2026-0259

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-05-13T21:45:04Z

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