CVE-2026-0296
GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Bypass Vulnerability
02 Description
GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Bypass Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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.
- EPSS probability
- 0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 16.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.5 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/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:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
- NVD analysis status
- Undergoing Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-23.
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-13 01:59Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-13 13:29Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-11-03
- Assigning CNA
- palo_alto
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
- Weaknesses
- CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- b6591bfe83ad2b27c3dff00b4c24d064e001efaa27dd75cae7f49841e967a01e
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.paloaltonetworks.comhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0296
07 Remediation
VERSION MINOR VERSION SUGGESTED SOLUTION GlobalProtect App 6.3/6.2 on Linux 6.2.0 through 6.3.3-h14 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Linux 6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.3 on macOS 6.3.0 through 6.3.3-h13 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h14 (6.3.3-1121) or later. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on macOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.8-h12 Upgrade to 6.2.8-h13 (6.2.8-1045) or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on macOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.3 on Windows 6.3.0 through 6.3.3-h13 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h14 (6.3.3-1121) or later. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on Windows 6.2.0 through 6.2.8-h12 Upgrade to 6.2.8-h13 (6.2.8-1045) or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Windows 6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App on iOS No action needed. GlobalProtect App on Android No action needed. GlobalProtect App on Chrome OS No action needed.