Status: EXPLOITED
| Advisory ID: CVE-2026-0297
Key Details
| CVE | CVE-2026-0297 |
| CVSS Score / Version | 8.1 (High) / CVSS v3.1 |
| Updated | 2026-09-20 |
| CVSS Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVSS Prose | attack vector is network; attack complexity is high; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high. |
| Affected products | Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect |
| Exploitation status | Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue. |
| Classified as | CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) |
| Exploitation prediction (EPSS) | 0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (21% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model. |
Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors
| Subsystems | General OT |
| Sectors | Multi-sector |
What to Know
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app that enables a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacker or a rogue gateway to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges (SYSTEM privileges on Windows, and root privileges on macOS and Linux).
What to Do
GlobalProtect App: upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 (Linux), 6.3.3-h14 (macOS/Windows), or 6.3.5 (iOS/Android/Chrome OS) as applicable -- see the advisory's own version table for the exact fixed release per platform.
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