CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-0298
5.2 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Undergoing Analysis
- Published
- 2026-08-13
- Last modified
- 2026-10-23
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 5.2 MEDIUM — CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94
Description
An improper input validation vulnerability exists in the Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP) component of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices which enables a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on an affected client.
The GlobalProtect app on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
Affected configurations
• paloaltonetworks globalprotect (>= 6.0.0 < 6.0.15)
• paloaltonetworks globalprotect (>= 6.2.0 < 6.2.8)
• paloaltonetworks globalprotect (>= 6.3.0 < 6.3.3)
• paloaltonetworks globalprotect 6.0.15
• paloaltonetworks globalprotect 6.2.8
• paloaltonetworks globalprotect 6.3.3
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0298 Vendor Advisory