Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2026-0292Prisma Access Agent: Local Security Inspection Bypass Vulnerability on Windows

Low 2.1

In plain English

A low-severity authentication bypass by spoofing in Prisma Access Agent from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)2.1Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the network driver of Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables a local administrator to bypass security inspection, subsequently allowing them to inject and intercept arbitrary network traffic. The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	Prisma Access Agent	0 – before 26.3
Palo Alto Networks	Prisma Access Agent	see references

Weakness: CWE-290 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:U/AU:N/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0292 vendor-advisory