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CVE-2026-0233: palo alto networks autonomous digital experience manager Improper Certificate Validation

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 13-04-2026Last modified 14-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-0233 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in palo alto networks autonomous digital experience manager. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A certificate validation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Autonomous Digital Experience Manager on Windows allows an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access to execute arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.18% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Palo alto networks1 product
Paloaltonetworks1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links