CVE-2026-0248 (GCVE-0-2026-0248)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 19:05 – Updated: 2026-05-13 19:29
VLAI?
Title
Prisma Access Agent: Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability
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.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
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Impacted products
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| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access Agent |
Affected:
0 , < 26.2.1
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Credits
Palo Alto Networks thanks our internal security research teams for discovering and reporting this issue.
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Nomenclature
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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