FKIE_CVE-2026-0298

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-13 03:16 - Updated: 2026-08-13 14:16
Severity
5.2 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
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.
References
psirt@paloaltonetworks.comhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0298
Impacted products
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  "lastModified": "2026-08-13T14:16:51.687",
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