Description
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in the Prisma Access Agent® for Android and Chrome OS enables an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to intercept VPN traffic. By presenting a certificate for any domain issued by a trusted Certificate Authority, the attacker can capture sensitive device information.



The Prisma Access Agent on macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS are not affected.
Published: 2026-05-13
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Palo Alto Networks prisma Access
Vendors & Products Palo Alto Networks prisma Access

Wed, 13 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 13 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An improper certificate validation vulnerability in the Prisma Access Agent® for Android and Chrome OS enables an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to intercept VPN traffic. By presenting a certificate for any domain issued by a trusted Certificate Authority, the attacker can capture sensitive device information. The Prisma Access Agent on macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS are not affected.
Title Prisma Access Agent: Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability
First Time appeared Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks prisma Access Agent
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:*:*:android:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:*:*:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:all:*:ios:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:all:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:all:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:all:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks prisma Access Agent
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}


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Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Prisma Access Agent
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: palo_alto

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T19:29:24.329Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T20:44:09.168Z

Link: CVE-2026-0248

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T19:29:19.060Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-13T19:16:58.920

Modified: 2026-05-14T16:21:23.190

Link: CVE-2026-0248

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-14T14:33:45Z

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