Palo Alto Networks Checkov up to 3.3.24 path traversal

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Palo Alto Networks Checkov up to 3.3.24. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-0312. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto Networks Checkov up to 3.3.24. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Path traversal vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud enable an unauthenticated local user to write files to arbitrary locations on the scanning filesystem.

The advisory is shared for download at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-0312 since 11/03/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 3.3.25 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Palo Alto Networks

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• Checkov

Version

• 3.3.0
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.2
• 3.3.3
• 3.3.4
• 3.3.5
• 3.3.6
• 3.3.7
• 3.3.8
• 3.3.9
• 3.3.10
• 3.3.11
• 3.3.12
• 3.3.13
• 3.3.14
• 3.3.15
• 3.3.16
• 3.3.17
• 3.3.18
• 3.3.19
• 3.3.20
• 3.3.21
• 3.3.22
• 3.3.23
• 3.3.24

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