Palo Alto Broker VM up to 30.0.23 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto Broker VM up to 30.0.23. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-0238. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Palo Alto Broker VM up to 30.0.23 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Broker VM allows an authenticated administrator to inject arbitrary content into certain Broker VM fields.

The advisory is shared at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-0238 since 11/03/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 30.0.24 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-30090). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Broker VM 30.0.24

Timelineinfo

11/03/2025 CVE reserved
05/13/2026 +190 days Advisory disclosed
05/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-0238 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-363685
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2026 20:50
Updated: 05/13/2026 23:38
Changes: 05/13/2026 20:50 (71), 05/13/2026 23:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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