
Palo Alto Networks Patches High-Severity DoS Vulnerability Allowing Firewall Disabling
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Palo Alto Networks has fixed a high-severity vulnerability (not referenced by a CVE in the article) that allowed unauthenticated attackers to disable firewall protections through denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. The flaw affects certain products from the brand, though specific affected versions are not detailed. Successful exploitation results in the disruption of filtering and security functionalities, exposing protected networks. The fix was deployed via software updates. No active exploitation cases are mentioned.