CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-0237

Improper Protection of Alternate Path

Published: May 13, 2026 | Modified: Jul 14, 2026
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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An improper protection of alternate path vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser on macOS fails to properly restrict access to an internal automation bridge. This allows a locally authenticated non-admin user to leverage an exposed communication channel to send unauthorized commands to the browser, bypassing security controls.

Weakness

The product does not sufficiently protect all possible paths that a user can take to access restricted functionality or resources.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Prisma_browserPaloaltonetworks*146.16.6.165 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References