CVE-2026-0278

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 4.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.8 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/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:A/V:C/RE:H/U:Amber

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-07-09 19:12Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-11 03:55Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-11-03

Assigning CNA

palo_alto

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:A/V:C/RE:H/U:Amber

Weaknesses

• CWE-693Protection Mechanism FailurePillar

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a80a11d67ba47e6c88ad1723f4f953d3715e88faff4866586cb33a505e92ad11

• security.paloaltonetworks.comhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0278vendor-advisory