CVE•Published 2026-08-13•Modified 2026-09-10•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-0297Paloaltonetworks · Globalprotect
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
6
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 94% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app that enables a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacker or a rogue gateway to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges (SYSTEM privileges on Windows, and root privileges on macOS and Linux).
Timeline
Published 2026-08-13
Modified 2026-09-10
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-0297Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect"All exposed Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Globalprotect"HTTP body or banner mentions "Globalprotect" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-0297Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-0297Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-0297Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-0297GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-0297" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-0297 on GitHub.