Vulnerability · CVE-2026-0237
An improper protection of alternate path vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser on macOS fails to properly restrict access to an internal automation bridge.
Published May 13, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 14, 2026 · prisma browser
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-0237. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of prisma browser is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.15%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe paloaltonetworks/prisma browser
An improper protection of alternate path vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser on macOS fails to properly restrict access to an internal automation bridge. This allows a locally authenticated non-admin user to leverage an exposed communication channel to send unauthorized commands to the browser, bypassing security controls.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe paloaltonetworks/prisma browserversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-0237
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-0237. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of prisma browser is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-424. EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 13, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
An improper protection of alternate path vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser on macOS fails to properly restrict access to an internal automation bridge. This allows a locally authenticated non-admin user to leverage an exposed communication channel to send unauthorized commands to the browser, bypassing security controls.
Jul 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
An improper protection of alternate path vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser on macOS fails to properly restrict access to an internal automation bridge. This allows a locally authenticated non-admin user to leverage an exposed communication channel to send unauthorized commands to the browser, bypassing security controls.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0237
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-0237
30-day exploitation probability 0.1%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0237
An improper protection of alternate path vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser on macOS fails to properly restrict access to an internal automation bridge. This allows a locally authenticated non-admin user to leverage an exposed communication channel to send unauth
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.