CVE-2026-0242 Trust Protection Foundation: SQL Injection Vulnerability
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands to read data, modify contents, and escalate privileges to full administrative control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-0242?
CVE-2026-0242 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Trust Protection Foundation, published on 13 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A SQL injection vulnerability in Trust Protection Foundation allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the product database. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to read sensitive data, modify database contents, and escalate privileges to gain full administrative control of the platform.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0242?
How do I fix CVE-2026-0242?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2026-0242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9w8-2xxh-ccfm.