8.1High
Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect
CVE-2026-0297
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).
What this means for your business
- It affects Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.3% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 23% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.1 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- CVSS v4
- 5.2
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Assigned by
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-08-13
- Last modified
- 2026-09-10
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect6.0.0 - 6.0.15, 6.2.0 - 6.2.8, 6.2.0 - 6.2.9, 6.3.0 - 6.3.3, 6.3.0 - 6.3.5, 6.2.8, 6.3.3
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.