CVE-2026-0292: palo alto networks prisma access agent Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-0292 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in palo alto networks prisma access agent. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 13-08-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST2.1LowCVSS: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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
2%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.13% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Palo alto networks1 product
- prisma access agent< 26.3
Paloaltonetworks1 product
- prisma_access_agent< 26.3
2 vendors · 2 products
References
1 links- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0292Vendor Advisory