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CVE-2026-0235 (GCVE-0-2026-0235)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 18:14 – Updated: 2026-05-14 21:57
VLAI
Title
Prisma Browser: Access and Data Rule Bypass
Summary
A race condition vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser enables a locally authenticated non-admin user to bypass certain access and data control policies.
Severity
5.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-13 18:58 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Browser Affected: 0 , < 146.16.6.165 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-05-13 16:00
Credits
Palo Alto Networks thanks Tan Inn Fung, Yu Ann Ong, Zhang Bosen, Stan Leow and Sean Seah from the GovTech Cybersecurity Group
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