---
id: CVE-2026-0312
title: >-
  Path traversal vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud
  enable an unauthenticated local user to write files to arbitrary locations on
  the scanning filesystem.
summary: >-
  Path traversal vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud
  enable an unauthenticated local user to write files to arbitrary locations on
  the scanning filesystem.
severity: medium
cwe:
  - CWE-22
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T21:17:18.013'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0312'
references:
  - url: 'https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0312'
    label: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T21:57:04.815Z'
vendor: Palo Alto Networks
product: Checkov by Prisma Cloud
affected:
  - checkov_by_prisma_cloud < 3.3.25
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: >-
  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
cvssSource: cna
---

## Overview

Path traversal vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud enable an unauthenticated local user to write files to arbitrary locations on the scanning filesystem.

## Remediation

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