CVE-2026-0248
Prisma Access Agent: Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.2 Medium
- Published
- May 13, 2026
- Updated
- May 13, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 3, 2025
Description
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in the Prisma Access Agent® for Android and Chrome OS enables an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to intercept VPN traffic. By presenting a certificate for any domain issued by a trusted Certificate Authority, the attacker can capture sensitive device information.
The Prisma Access Agent on macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS are not affected.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.2 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
Weaknesses
- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Prisma Access AgentPalo Alto Networks |
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Prisma Access AgentPalo Alto Networks |
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References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0248vendor-advisory
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