CVE-2026-0298: GlobalProtect App: Code Execution Vulnerability in Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP)
Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App
Vendor fix available · Affected: Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 52% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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 products2
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect Appfrom 6.3.0 before 6.3.3-h14; from 6.2.0 before 6.2.8-h13; from 6.0.0 before 6.0.15
- Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect AppVersions not stated
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Palo Alto Networks
- Published
- August 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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