CVE-2026-0233
📛 CVE Title
Autonomous Digital Experience Manager: Improper validation of ADEM certificate
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.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- palo_alto
- CVSS severity
- LOW
- CVSS score
- 2.0 / 10
- CVSS vector
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/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Green- Effective score
- 2.0 / 10 LOW source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-295 - Reserved
- 2025-11-03
- Published
- 2026-04-13 07:17 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-04-14 13:49 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/0xxx/CVE-2026-0233.json
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
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- NVD published
- 2026-04-13 08:16:22 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-04-13 15:01:43 UTC
- EPSS score
- 0.0002 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 5.57% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-25 04:50 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-21898 - Assigner
- palo_alto
- Published
- Apr 13, 2026, 7:17:34 AM
- Updated
- Apr 14, 2026, 1:49:34 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
-
2.0 / 10
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/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Green - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0200
- Vendors
- Palo Alto Networks
- Products
-
Autonomous Digital Experience Manager (5.10.0 <5.10.14)
ENISA 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.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Autonomous Digital Experience Manager |
5.10.0 (affected)
|
Windows |
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0233 vendor-advisory
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0233 vendor-advisory
Web references (0)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0233 psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
Remediations (10)
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web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday security update on March 10, 2026 , addressing 78 vulnerabilities across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, SQL Server, and .NET. The update includes one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability and multiple Critical-rated flaws demanding immediate attention from security teams. The most urgent fix this month is CVE - 2026 -21262, the sole zero-day ...
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
An official website of the United States government Here's how you know
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:thecyberexpress.com
Cisco has released security updates to fix a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE - 2026 -20223, affecting its Cisco Secure Workload platform. The flaw, which received the maximum CVSS score of 10.0, could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to access sensitive information and make unauthorized configuration changes through vulnerable REST ...
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Today is Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 79 flaws, including 2 publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities.
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:www.pcworld.com
This month's Patch Tuesday brings over 80 fixes for various security vulnerabilities. Fortunately, none are actively being exploited in the wild yet.
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:www.techrepublic.com
Microsoft's March Patch Tuesday fixes 78 vulnerabilities, including Office preview pane flaws, an Excel Copilot data leak risk, and an AI-discovered 9.8 severity bug.
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:www.windowslatest.com
Windows 11 March 2026 Patch Tuesday update adds Emoji 16.0, Sysmon, network speed test, reliability improvements, and security fixes.
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC
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