Possible PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257 Exploitation via GlobalProtect PoC Artifacts (via network)

PremiumReviewedSigma · High · v1
Category
network
Author
HuntRule
Published
2026-10-19
Updated
2026-10-19

ATT&CK techniques

Initial Access → Persistence
  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Execution

  4. Priv Esc

  5. Defense Evasion

  6. Cred Access

  7. Discovery

  8. Lateral Movement

  9. Collection

  10. C2

  11. Exfiltration

  12. Impact

What it detects

This rule detects GlobalProtect gateway connections carrying the hard-coded device names and placeholder MAC addresses embedded in public proof-of-concept code for PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257. Presence of these exploit-specific constants indicates an attempt to abuse the flaw for unauthenticated access.

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Possible PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257 Exploitation via GlobalProtect PoC Artifacts (via network)
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