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CVE-2026-0298: GlobalProtect App: Code Execution Vulnerability in Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP)

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 20/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.65% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 51.7% of all records.
  • Someone on the same network segment can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.0.15, 6.2.8-h13, 6.3.3-h14.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.0.15, 6.2.8-h13, 6.3.3-h14 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

An improper input validation vulnerability exists in the Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP) component of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices which enables a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on an affected client. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

MediumCVSS 5.2 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 13, 2026
Updated
Oct 23, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 51th percentile

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Action score

20

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · palo_alto
5.2
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • paloaltonetworks globalprotect6.0.0 and later · before 6.0.15
  • paloaltonetworks globalprotect6.2.0 and later · before 6.2.8
  • paloaltonetworks globalprotect6.3.0 and later · before 6.3.3
  • paloaltonetworks globalprotect6.0.15
  • paloaltonetworks globalprotect6.2.8
  • paloaltonetworks globalprotect6.3.3

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (palo_alto). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App

    • Allnot affected
    • 6.3.0 and later · before 6.3.3-h14affectedfixed in 6.3.3-h14
    • 6.2.0 and later · before 6.2.8-h13affectedfixed in 6.2.8-h13
    • 6.0.0 and later · before 6.0.15affectedfixed in 6.0.15

Same product

paloaltonetworks: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-4232GlobalProtect: Authenticated Code Injection Through Wildcard on macOS
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2021-3057GlobalProtect App: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability When Connecting to Portal or Gateway
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2023-0009GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
    31Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-0296Aug 13, 2026 · GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Bypass Vulnerability
    18Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-0297Aug 13, 2026 · GlobalProtect App: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability during UDP Tunnel Handshake
    20Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-0299Aug 13, 2026 · GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
    23Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App6.0.15Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App6.2.8-h13Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App6.3.3-h14Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Adjacent
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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