India’s CERT-In has reiterated a high-severity advisory regarding vulnerabilities in PAN-OS and Cortex XDR web interfaces, which pose significant risks to large enterprises, telecoms, and sectors critical to national defense. The exploitation of these flaws could allow unauthorized command execution and sensitive data access, highlighting the importance of prompt remediation and enhanced security measures. This advisory underscores the necessity for defense and critical infrastructure operators to implement best practices such as access control and restricted management interfaces to mitigate potential threats. The emphasis on active risk management is crucial for maintaining the integrity of national defense supply chains and protecting against sophisticated adversarial attacks.