What is CVE-2026-0248?

CVE-2026-0248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-0248?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2026-0248

An improper certificate validation vulnerability in the Prisma Access Agent® for Android and Chrome OS enables an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to intercept VPN traffic. By presenting a certificate for any domain issued by a trusted Certificate Authority, the attacker can capture sensitive device information. The Prisma Access Agent on macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS are not affected.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.002 (8.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android
Google Chrome_os
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent — versions 0, All
Paloaltonetworks Prisma_access_agent

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-0248?: CVE-2026-0248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-0248?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.