CVE-2026-0327Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW untrusted search path
CVE-2026-0327 is a untrusted search path in Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW, rated low (2.3 on CVSS 4.0).
Why this priority: Low severity, with no exploitation signal.
Published · Updated · NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
What it is
The software looks for files or programs in places an attacker can write to.
How it is reached
An attacker can exploit it over the network, with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. Success also depends on conditions the attacker does not fully control.
What an attacker gains
A successful attack can change data or behaviour. In practice, this kind of flaw lets an attacker run their code inside your build or your running service.
Is it being exploited?
There is no public report of exploitation yet.
What to do
- No fixed version is listed for Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW itself; fixed versions for the other affected products are listed on this page.
- Until it is patched, review who holds accounts that can reach it.
Description from NVD
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the GlobalProtect gateway of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an authenticated, lower-privileged user to obtain the privileges and configuration of a higher-privileged user.
Cloud NGFW and Panorama are not affected by this vulnerability.
What this means for your architecture.
A CVE names a product. Whether it matters depends on where that product sits in your systems: what reaches it, which trust boundary it guards and what it can reach once compromised. Veriom maps your components, their relationships and your trust boundaries from your code, cloud and delivery evidence, so you can see where a component like this sits. The radar itself does not look at your systems.
Components it touches
- Network edge devices: VPNs, firewalls, routers and gateways. They sit between the internet and internal networks, so a flaw in one is often the first step into everything behind it.
- Operating systems on servers, workstations or devices. Everything on the host inherits the flaw.
- Build pipelines, dependencies and plugins. The flaw sits between third-party code and your build or runtime.
- Update channels. The flaw sits between third-party code and your build or runtime.
Trust boundaries in play
- Authenticated network access. An account is needed, so exposure follows who can sign in: customers, partners or staff.
- Between third-party code and your build or runtime. An attacker who crosses it can run their code inside your build or your running service.
Questions to answer about your own systems
- Where does Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW run in your systems, and at which version?
- Which of those instances can be reached from the internet or partner networks?
- What can it reach once compromised: which data stores, secrets and services?
Sources
- CVE records and CVSS scores from the NVD CVE API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Exploitation status from CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Exploit likelihood from FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), refreshed daily.
- Explanations are written by Veriom from fixed templates over each record’s data, not by a person reviewing each CVE. Descriptions are quoted from the records as published.