Prisma Access Agent: Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access Agent | before 26.2.1 | 26.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access Agent | — | All | Patch available | CNA |
- Prisma Access Agent VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected before 26.2.1 Fixed in 26.2.1 Patch available CNA
- Prisma Access Agent VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected — Fixed in All Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:prisma_access_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 26.2.1 | Vulnerable | CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on |
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:prisma_access_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.2.1 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Google
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Prisma Access Agent (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 26.2.1
- Fix · CNA Prisma Access Agent (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in All
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent 26.2.1
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-00191 Prisma Access Agent Endpoint DLP: Authorization Bypass VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 27
- TI-2026-00190 Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityPriority LOW 27
- TI-2026-00189 Prisma Access Agent: Information Disclosure VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 19
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0248
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jgxc-qhw9-rf7c
References
More Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08782 Expedition: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-03172 PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtect KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-01936 PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in SAML Authentication KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2017-11675 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-00239 PAN-OS: Unauthenticated user initiated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User-ID™ Authentication Portal KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-08784 Expedition: SQL Injection Leads to Firewall Admin Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-0248 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-0248 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jgxc-qhw9-rf7c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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