CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-0296

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Aug 13, 2026 | Modified: Sep 10, 2026
CVSS 3.x
7.4
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Improper certificate validation vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtectâ„¢ app enable an unauthenticated attacker with man-in-the-middle (MitM) access to intercept and modify application communications. VPN tunnel traffic is not impacted.

The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.0.0 (including)6.0.15 (excluding)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.0 (including)6.2.8 (excluding)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.0 (including)6.2.9 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.3.0 (including)6.3.3 (excluding)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks- (including)- (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8 (including)6.2.8 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8-h1 (including)6.2.8-h1 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8-h10 (including)6.2.8-h10 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8-h11 (including)6.2.8-h11 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8-h12 (including)6.2.8-h12 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8-h2 (including)6.2.8-h2 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8-h3 (including)6.2.8-h3 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8-h4 (including)6.2.8-h4 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8-h5 (including)6.2.8-h5 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8-h6 (including)6.2.8-h6 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8-h7 (including)6.2.8-h7 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8-h8 (including)6.2.8-h8 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.2.8-h9 (including)6.2.8-h9 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.3.3 (including)6.3.3 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.3.3-h1 (including)6.3.3-h1 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.3.3-h11 (including)6.3.3-h11 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.3.3-h12 (including)6.3.3-h12 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.3.3-h2 (including)6.3.3-h2 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.3.3-h3 (including)6.3.3-h3 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.3.3-h4 (including)6.3.3-h4 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.3.3-h6 (including)6.3.3-h6 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.3.3-h7 (including)6.3.3-h7 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.3.3-h8 (including)6.3.3-h8 (including)
GlobalprotectPaloaltonetworks6.3.3-h9 (including)6.3.3-h9 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References