CVE-2026-0248

MEDIUMNVD 5.96.2
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.2 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 99% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
5.9
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
5.9
EG Score
6.2(medium)
EPSS
8.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 13, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-0248 Prisma Access Agent: Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0248

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0248(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0248?
CVE-2026-0248 is a medium vulnerability published on May 13, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-0248 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0248 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 13, 2026, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0248 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0248 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0248?
CVE-2026-0248 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 6.2.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0248?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0248, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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