---
id: CVE-2026-0268
title: >-
  A security control bypass vulnerability in Prisma Access Agent for Linux
  allows a local attacker to route network traffic outside the VPN tunnel.




  This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or
  ChromeOS.
summary: >-
  A security control bypass vulnerability in Prisma Access Agent for Linux
  allows a local attacker to route network traffic outside the VPN tunnel.




  This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or
  ChromeOS.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-424
vendor: paloaltonetworks
product: prisma_access_agent
affected:
  - 'prisma_access_agent >= 25.7, < 26.2.1'
patched:
  - prisma_access_agent 26.2.1
published: '2026-06-10'
updated: '2026-07-13'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0268'
references:
  - url: 'https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0268'
    label: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00095
epssPercentile: 0.0063
ingestedAt: '2026-07-13T13:27:18.074Z'
---

## Overview

A security control bypass vulnerability in Prisma Access Agent for Linux allows a local attacker to route network traffic outside the VPN tunnel.



This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or ChromeOS.

## Affected

- `prisma_access_agent >= 25.7, < 26.2.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `prisma_access_agent 26.2.1`