Palo Alto Prisma Access Agent up to 26.2.0 on Android/Chrome certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Palo Alto Prisma Access Agent up to 26.2.0 on Android/Chrome and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes certificate validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-0248. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Palo Alto Prisma Access Agent up to 26.2.0 on Android/Chrome. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-0248 since 11/03/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 26.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Prisma Access Agent 26.2.1

Timelineinfo

11/03/2025 CVE reserved
05/14/2026 +191 days Advisory disclosed
05/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-0248 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0248
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-363709
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704

Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2026 05:17
Changes: 05/14/2026 05:17 (73)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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