Description
Improper certificate validation vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enable an unauthenticated attacker with man-in-the-middle (MitM) access to intercept and modify application communications. VPN tunnel traffic is not impacted. The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
Affected products
paloaltonetworks: globalprotect
References1
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0296 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
7.4
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 4.0
-
4.5
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 17 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-295
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