CVE-2026-0240
📛 CVE Title
Trust Protection Foundation: Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability in Trust Protection Foundation enables an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information from the server's vault. Successful exploitation of this issue allows the attacker to impersonate any user within the environment and arbitrarily modify configuration settings.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- palo_alto
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 4.5 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber- Effective score
- 4.5 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-497 - Reserved
- 2025-11-03
- Published
- 2026-05-13 18:54 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-05-15 09:56 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/0xxx/CVE-2026-0240.json
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-05-13 19:16:57 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-14 16:21:23 UTC
- EPSS score
- 0.0001 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 0.55% 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-2026-30092 - Assigner
- palo_alto
- Published
- May 13, 2026, 6:54:07 PM
- Updated
- May 15, 2026, 9:56:36 AM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
-
4.5 / 10
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0100
- Vendors
- Palo Alto Networks
- Products
-
Trust Protection Foundation (25.3.0 <25.3.3)Trust Protection Foundation (24.1.0 <24.1.13)Trust Protection Foundation (25.1.0 <25.1.8)Trust Protection Foundation (24.3.0 <24.3.6)
ENISA description: An information disclosure vulnerability in Trust Protection Foundation enables an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information from the server's vault. Successful exploitation of this issue allows the attacker to impersonate any user within the environment and arbitrarily modify configuration settings.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Trust Protection Foundation |
25.3.0 (affected),
25.1.0 (affected),
24.3.0 (affected),
24.1.0 (affected)
|
— |
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0240 vendor-advisory
Web references (4)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0240 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0240 tenable:security.paloaltonetworks.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0240 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
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-2026-0240 psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
Remediations (10)
-
web:blog.qualys.com
With Qualys Policy Audit's out-of-the-box mitigation or Compensatory Controls, which reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done immediately, these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS and DISA-STIG.
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft has released its April 2026 Patch Tuesday security update, addressing 168 vulnerabilities across its product portfolio including one actively exploited zero-day and one publicly disclosed flaw that organizations must prioritize immediately.
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:security.paloaltonetworks.com
Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory: CVE-2026-0240 Trust Protection Foundation: Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability An information disclosure vulnerability in Trust Protection Foundation enables an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information from the server's vault. Successful exploitation of this issue allows the attacker to impersonate any user within the environment ...
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Today is Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 167 flaws, including 2 zero-day vulnerabilities.
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:www.cisecurity.org
<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or ...
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:www.crowdstrike.com
Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 164 CVEs , featuring 8 Critical vulnerabilities, one exploited zero-day, and one disclosed zero-day.
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:www.pcworld.com
This month's Patch Tuesday includes an actively exploited Office zero-day vulnerability and several critical RCE bugs in Windows and Remote Desktop.
2026-05-23 21:34 UTC -
web:www.windowslatest.com
Windows 11 April 2026 update adds Narrator Copilot support, faster Settings, File Explorer fixes, and key security improvements.
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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