What is GHSA-gf7f-qj8g-pr38?

GHSA-gf7f-qj8g-pr38 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. An improper input validation vulnerability exists in the Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP)...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-gf7f-qj8g-pr38 cover?

GHSA-gf7f-qj8g-pr38 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-0298. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

GHSA-gf7f-qj8g-pr38Medium

An improper input validation vulnerability exists in the Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP)...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-0298 →

📋 Description

An improper input validation vulnerability exists in the Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP) component of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices which enables a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on an affected client.

The GlobalProtect app on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0298
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0298
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gf7f-qj8g-pr38