CVE-2026-0250

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app that enables a man in the middle attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. This vulnerability is triggered during the processing of requests and responses exchanged between Portal and Gateway.

The GlobalProtect app on iOS is not affected.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h9 (6.3.3-999)affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.2.0 < 6.2.8-h10 (6.2.8-948)affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.1 < 6.1.13affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h2 (6.3.3-42)affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.0.0 < 6.0.11affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.0 < 6.0.13affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.0 < 6.0.14affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect UWP App6.3 < 6.3.3-h10affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect AppAllunaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-787: CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

Workarounds

No known workarounds exist for this issue.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

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