CVE-2026-0233 Autonomous Digital Experience Manager: Improper validation of ADEM certificate
An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges due to improper certificate validation in the ADEM Windows client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-0233?
CVE-2026-0233 is a low-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Autonomous Digital Experience Manager, published on 13 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A certificate validation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Autonomous Digital Experience Manager on Windows allows an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access to execute arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0233?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Autonomous Digital Experience Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2026-0233?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0233 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-0233 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0233 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2cp9-2r3x-xx3f.