CVE-2026-0233: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation in Palo Alto Networks Autonomous Digital Experience Manager
CVE-2026-0233 is a certificate validation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Autonomous Digital Experience Manager version 5.10.0 on Windows. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation). The CVSS 4.0 base score is 2.0, indicating low severity. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-0233) affects Palo Alto Networks Autonomous Digital Experience Manager version 5.10.0 on Windows. It stems from improper certificate validation (CWE-295), which can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access to execute arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges. The CVSS 4.0 base score of 2.0 reflects low severity. The vendor has not yet provided an official patch or remediation guidance. No exploits are currently known in the wild.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could exploit the improper certificate validation to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges on the affected system. This could lead to full control over the affected host. However, the low CVSS score and lack of known exploits suggest limited current risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. Monitor the vendor advisory for updates and apply any future patches promptly. Until a fix is released, limit adjacent network access to the affected system where possible.
CVE-2026-0233: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation in Palo Alto Networks Autonomous Digital Experience Manager
Description
CVE-2026-0233 is a certificate validation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Autonomous Digital Experience Manager version 5.10.0 on Windows. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation). The CVSS 4.0 base score is 2.0, indicating low severity. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v4.0
Score 2.0low
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-0233) affects Palo Alto Networks Autonomous Digital Experience Manager version 5.10.0 on Windows. It stems from improper certificate validation (CWE-295), which can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access to execute arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges. The CVSS 4.0 base score of 2.0 reflects low severity. The vendor has not yet provided an official patch or remediation guidance. No exploits are currently known in the wild.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could exploit the improper certificate validation to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges on the affected system. This could lead to full control over the affected host. However, the low CVSS score and lack of known exploits suggest limited current risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. Monitor the vendor advisory for updates and apply any future patches promptly. Until a fix is released, limit adjacent network access to the affected system where possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- palo_alto
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-03T20:43:54.324Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69dc9f6d82d89c981f66038a
Added to database: 04/13/2026, 07:46:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/08/2026, 13:49:30 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 163
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