CVE-2026-0298 GlobalProtect App: Code Execution Vulnerability in Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP)

What is CVE-2026-0298?

CVE-2026-0298 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App, published on 13 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper input validation vulnerability exists in the Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP) component of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices which enables a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on an affected client.

The GlobalProtect app on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0298?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect.

How do I fix CVE-2026-0298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2026-0298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App

• CVE-2025-4232 GlobalProtect: Authenticated Code Injection Through Wildcard on macOS High 8.5
• CVE-2021-3057 GlobalProtect App: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability When Connecting to Portal or Gateway High 8.1
• CVE-2023-0009 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability High 7.8
• CVE-2022-0016 GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability When Using Connect Before Logon High 7.4
• CVE-2025-0120 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability High 7.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-gf7f-qj8g-pr38.