CVE-2026-0270 Cortex XSOAR: Path Traversal Vulnerability
An unauthenticated attacker can write arbitrary files to the host via a man-in-the-middle attack, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-0270?
CVE-2026-0270 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR, published on 10 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on Linux allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network, with the ability to intercept and manipulate network response traffic via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, to write arbitrary files to the host.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0270?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xsoar.
How do I fix CVE-2026-0270?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-0270 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0270 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR
- CVE-2021-3044 Cortex XSOAR: Unauthorized Usage of the REST API
- CVE-2021-3051 Cortex XSOAR: Authentication Bypass in SAML Authentication
- CVE-2022-0020 Cortex XSOAR: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Web Interface
- CVE-2022-0031 Cortex XSOAR: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in Cortex XSOAR Engine
- CVE-2023-3282 Cortex XSOAR: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in Cortex XSOAR Engine
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6p7f-m9mh-p8gq.