CVE-2026-0248

Prisma Access Agent: Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability

Published May 13, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Palo Alto Networks prisma Access
Vendors & Products Palo Alto Networks prisma Access
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Prisma Access Agent: Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability
First Time appeared Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks prisma Access Agent
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:*:*:android:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:*:*:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:all:*:ios:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:all:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:all:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:all:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks prisma Access Agent
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
May 13, 2026, 7:29 PM
Reserved
Nov 3, 2025, 8:44 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 13, 2026, 7:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 2:10 PM