High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2026· Updated Sep 10, 2026
CVE-2026-0297
CVE-2026-0297
Description
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).
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Affected products
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0297nvdVendor Advisory
News mentions
1- Palo Alto Networks Patches 11 New Vulnerabilities Across PAN-OS, GlobalProtect, and Prisma AccessCyber Security News · Aug 12, 2026