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Palo Alto Networks ADEM Certificate Validation Flaw Scores 8.8

Last refreshed2026-09-26

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-0233

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-0233
CVSS Score / Version8.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-09-24
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is adjacent; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected productsPalo Alto Networks Autonomous Digital Experience Manager
Classified asCWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)0.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (6% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
Palo Alto NetworksAutonomous Digital Experience Manager
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsMultiple

What to Know

A certificate validation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Autonomous Digital Experience Manager on Windows allows an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access to execute arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges.

What to Do

Monitor Palo Alto Networks's web page for any future patch releases. See vendor advisory link below.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0233
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0233
Vendor advisoryhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0233