CVE-2026-0296

GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Bypass Vulnerability

Severity
Medium 4.5
CVSS 4.0
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.001
0.6th percentile
Discovered by
Vendor
Vendor-published field
Published
Aug 13, 2026
Assigned by palo_alto

Description

Improper certificate validation vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enable an unauthenticated attacker with man-in-the-middle (MitM) access to intercept and modify application communications. VPN tunnel traffic is not impacted. The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

Weakness: CWE-295

Affected products

Vendor Product Category Matched by
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN & Remote Access cna-assigner
Vendor-reported products (3)
  • Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App
  • Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App
  • Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App — vendor states not affected

Credit

our internal security research teams

Vendor remediation

VERSION MINOR VERSION SUGGESTED SOLUTION GlobalProtect App 6.3/6.2 on Linux 6.2.0 through 6.3.3-h14 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Linux 6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.3 on macOS 6.3.0 through 6.3.3-h13 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h14 (6.3.3-1121) or later. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on macOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.8-h12 Upgrade to 6.2.8-h13 (6.2.8-1045) or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on macOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.3 on Windows 6.3.0 through 6.3.3-h13 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h14 (6.3.3-1121) or later. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on Windows 6.2.0 through 6.2.8-h12 Upgrade to 6.2.8-h13 (6.2.8-1045) or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Windows 6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App on iOS No action needed. GlobalProtect App on Android No action needed. GlobalProtect App on Chrome OS No action needed.

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