Sensitive configuration and credential disclosure to local users
Published Sep 10, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026
Information disclosure in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent 24.0 through 26.2.2 allows local users to read credentials on Linux. Palo Alto Networks has not published the affected component or the operation that exposes sensitive configuration data and credentials. A low-privileged local account and no special configuration are sufficient; the reported consequence is limited to disclosure.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent 24.0 through 26.2.2 allows local users to read credentials on Linux. Palo Alto Networks has not published the affected component or the operation that exposes sensitive configuration data and credentials. A low-privileged local account and no special configuration are sufficient; the reported consequence is limited to disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-0305
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Palo Alto Networks
- Product
- Prisma Access Agent
- Classifications
- CWE-200, CAPEC-118, T1552
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=24.0 <26.2 changes=[{"at":"26.3","status":"unaffected"}]
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