Autonomous Digital Experience Manager: Improper validation of ADEM certificate
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-0233 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | palo_alto |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-04-13 08:16:22 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-07 18:12:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 2 LOW from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Green
EPSS: 0.001750000 probability, percentile 0.071740000 (date 2026-07-09)
Problem Types: CWE-295 | CWE-295 CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 2 | LOW | CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 2 | LOW | CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/A... |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Green
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Paloaltonetworks | Autonomous Digital Experience Manager | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Palo Alto Networks | Autonomous Digital Experience Manager | affected 5.10.0 5.10.14 custom | Windows |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0233 | [email protected] | security.paloaltonetworks.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: David Fischer with OBI (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-04-08T16:00:00.000Z | Initial publication. |
| CNA | 2026-04-08T18:05:00.000Z | Corrected the version ranges. |
Solutions
CNA: Version Minor Version Suggested Solution Autonomous Digital Experience Manager 5.10 on Windows 5.10.0 through 5.10.14 Upgrade to 5.10.14 or later.
Workarounds
CNA: No known workarounds exist for this issue.
Exploits
CNA: Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.