Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2026-0298GlobalProtect App: Code Execution Vulnerability in Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP)

Medium 5.2

In plain English

A medium-severity code injection in GlobalProtect App 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 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.2Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	GlobalProtect App	6.3.0 – before 6.3.3-h146.2.0 – before 6.2.8-h136.0.0 – before 6.0.15
Palo Alto Networks	GlobalProtect App	see references

Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0298 vendor-advisory