CVE-2026-0297

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-13. NVD baseline CVSS 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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).

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

September 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-0297 GlobalProtect App: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability during UDP Tunnel Handshake

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0297

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0297(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 24× in last 7d / 89× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 119 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 02:50 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 02:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-12 06:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-09-10 17:21 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.90
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  10. 2026-09-10 17:17 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.1 · severity → HIGH
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0297?
CVE-2026-0297 is a high vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-0297 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0297 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on September 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0297 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0297 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 76.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0297?
CVE-2026-0297 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0297?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0297, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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