---
id: CVE-2026-0302
title: >-
  An OS command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma®
  Cloud enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands in the processes
  running Checkov.
summary: >-
  An OS command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma®
  Cloud enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands in the processes
  running Checkov.
severity: low
cvss: 1.1
cvssVector: >-
  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: Palo Alto Networks
product: Checkov by Prisma Cloud
affected:
  - checkov_by_prisma_cloud >= 3.2.0 < 3.2.502
published: '2026-09-10'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T14:50:07.813'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0302'
references:
  - url: 'https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0302'
    label: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-10T13:00:38.190667Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-13T04:20:46.818Z'
epss: 0.00824
epssPercentile: 0.55861
---

## Overview

An OS command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands in the processes running Checkov.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.