CVE-2026-0296

HIGHNVD 7.47.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.1%CVSS: 7.4Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

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

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.

CVSS v3
7.4
EG Score
7.4HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
33
EG Risk 33/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity74% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.1%
EPSS %ILE
2nd
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

September 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-0296 GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Bypass Vulnerability

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0296

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0296(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 20× in last 7d / 92× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 154 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-04 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-10-04 22:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-04 08:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-10-03 19:54 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-10-03 19:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-10-03 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-10-02 21:56 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-10-02 21:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-10-02 08:07 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-02 08:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-10-01 19:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-10-01 10:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-30 21:51 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-30 21:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-30 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-09-29 04:18 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-29 04:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-28 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-28 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-28 01:10 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-28 01:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-27 09:50 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-27 09:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-26 15:58 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-25 03:38 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-25 03:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-24 09:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-23 21:34 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-23 21:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-23 09:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-22 21:04 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-22 21:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-09-22 08:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  21. 2026-09-19 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-18 14:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-18 01:57 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-18 01:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-17 13:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  28. 2026-09-17 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-09-16 10:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-09-15 21:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-09-15 09:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-14 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-14 07:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-13 19:11 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-13 19:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-13 06:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-12 18:34 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-12 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-09-12 06:19 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-09-12 06:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-11 18:00 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-09-11 18:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-09-11 05:45 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-11 05:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-10 17:21 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.90
  53. 2026-09-10 17:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-09-10 17:17 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.4 · severity → HIGH
  55. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-09-10 04:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-09 05:08 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-09-09 05:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  61. 2026-09-08 00:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  64. 2026-09-07 01:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  67. 2026-09-06 02:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  69. 2026-09-05 03:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-09-04 03:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  73. 2026-09-02 05:25 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-09-02 05:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0296?
CVE-2026-0296 is a high vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-0296 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0296 was first published on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on September 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0296 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0296 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (2nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0296?
CVE-2026-0296 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0296?
No fix for CVE-2026-0296 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-0296 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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