In another exemplary embodiment, a method for providing exception stack management using stack panic fault exceptions is provided. The method comprises detecting, by a processor device of a processor-based device, a first exception while executing a software process. The method further comprises, responsive to detecting the first exception, transferring program control to an exception handler corresponding to the first exception. The method also comprises executing a store operation within the exception handler to store state data in an exception stack of the processor device. The method additionally comprises detecting a second exception while executing the store operation. The method further comprises determining that the second exception should be handled as a stack panic fault exception. The method also comprises, responsive to determining that the second exception should be handled as a stack panic fault exception, saving stack panic fault exception state data in a plurality of dedicated stack panic fault exception state registers, and transferring program control to a stack panic fault exception handler corresponding to the stack panic fault exception.