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TI-2026-00237 Aliases CVE-2026-0298GHSA-gf7f-qj8g-pr38

GlobalProtect App: Code Execution Vulnerability in Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP)

Priority LOW 27CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00659 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks): 6.3.3-h14, 6.2.8-h13, 6.0.15 +1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.3.0 to before 6.3.3-h14; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.8-h13; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.156.3.3-h14, 6.2.8-h13, 6.0.15Patch availableCNA
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App—AllPatch availableCNA
  • GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 6.3.0 to before 6.3.3-h14; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.8-h13; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.15 Fixed in 6.3.3-h14, 6.2.8-h13, 6.0.15 Patch available CNA
  • GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected — Fixed in All Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 25

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.0.0 to before 6.0.15; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.8; 6.3.0 to before 6.3.3VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.0.15VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.2.8VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h10:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.2.8 h10VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h11:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.2.8 h11VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h12:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.2.8 h12VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h2:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.2.8 h2VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h3:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.2.8 h3VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h4:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.2.8 h4VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h5:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.2.8 h5VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
Show 15 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h6:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.2.8 h6VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h7:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.2.8 h7VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h8:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.2.8 h8VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h9:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.2.8 h9VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.3.3VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h1:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.3.3 h1VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h11:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.3.3 h11VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h12:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.3.3 h12VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h2:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.3.3 h2VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h3:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.3.3 h3VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h4:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.3.3 h4VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h6:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.3.3 h6VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h7:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.3.3 h7VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h8:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.3.3 h8VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h9:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.3.3 h9VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 6.3.3-h14, 6.2.8-h13, 6.0.15
  • Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (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 GlobalProtect App 6.0.15, 6.2.8-h13, 6.3.3-h14

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-00238 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 28
    • TI-2026-00236 GlobalProtect App: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability during UDP Tunnel HandshakePriority LOW 27
    • TI-2026-00235 GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Bypass VulnerabilityPriority LOW 22
    Show all 4 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0298
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gf7f-qj8g-pr38
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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