CVE-2026-0268
MediumCVSS 4.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs
Summary
A security control bypass vulnerability was found in Prisma Access Agent for Linux. A local attacker can route network traffic outside the VPN tunnel, bypassing security policies.
Risk Assessment
An attacker with local access can send network traffic outside the encrypted VPN tunnel, potentially leading to data leakage or violation of network security policy.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Prisma Access Agent for Linux to the latest available version, which contains a fix for the vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Prisma Access Agent
See all- CVE-2026-0278High
Multiple protection mechanism failures in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) component of the Prisma Access Agent for Windows allow a local user to bypass DLP policy enforcement controls. The Prisma Access Agent on macOS is not affected.
- CVE-2026-0277Medium
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in the Prisma Access Agent for iOS allows an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to intercept VPN traffic. Other platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, ChromeOS) are not affected.
- CVE-2026-0271High
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent on Linux devices allows a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.
- CVE-2026-0248Medium
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in the Prisma Access Agent for Android and Chrome OS allows a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to intercept VPN traffic. By presenting a certificate for any domain issued by a trusted Certificate Authority, the attacker can capture sensitive device information.
- CVE-2026-0247High
Multiple authorization bypass vulnerabilities in the Endpoint DLP component of Prisma Access Agent allow a local attacker to bypass authentication controls and execute privileged operations.
- CVE-2026-0245Medium
Multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities in Prisma Access Agent allow a local user to access sensitive configuration data and credentials. The vulnerability affects the agent on Windows and macOS systems.
Original NVD description (English source)
A security control bypass vulnerability in Prisma Access Agent for Linux allows a local attacker to route network traffic outside the VPN tunnel. This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or ChromeOS.