Medium severity · published May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0249
GlobalProtect App: Certificate Validation Bypass Vulnerabilities
6.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple improper certificate validation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enables an attacker to intercept encrypted communications and potentially compromise the endpoint. This can enable a local non-administrative operating system user or an attacker on the same subnet to redirect traffic to an unauthorized server and facilitate the installation of malicious software. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks
6.0.0 before 6.0.13; 6.0.0 before 6.0.14; 6.0.0 before 6.0.14; 6.1.0 before 6.1.14; 6.1.0 before 6.1.14; 6.2.0 before 6.2.8; +12 more · source: NVD
GA
GlobalProtect App · Palo Alto Networks
6.3.0 before 6.3.3-h9 (6.3.3-999); 6.2.0 before 6.2.8-h10 (6.2.8-948); 6.1.0 before 6.1.13; 6.0.0 before 6.0.14; 6.0.0 before 6.0.13 · source: vendor
Affected product
PA
PAN-OS
Palo Alto Networks
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