Status: UPDATED | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-0297
| CVE | CVE-2026-0297 |
| CVSS | CVSS 8.1 (High): attack vector is network; attack complexity is high; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high. (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) |
| Affected products | Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect |
| Exploitation status | Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue. |
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app that enables a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacker or a rogue gateway to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges (SYSTEM privileges on Windows, and root privileges on macOS and Linux).
GlobalProtect App: upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 (Linux), 6.3.3-h14 (macOS/Windows), or 6.3.5 (iOS/Android/Chrome OS) as applicable -- see the advisory's own version table for the exact fixed release per platform.
| Source | Reference |
|---|---|
| NVD | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0297 |
| Vendor advisory | https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0297 |