CVE-2026-0236 (GCVE-0-2026-0236)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 17:55 – Updated: 2026-05-15 03:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Prisma Browser: Code Injection Enables Security Controls Bypass
Summary
A code injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser on macOS fails to properly restrict access to its AppleScript interface allowing a locally authenticated non-admin user to leverage this exposed Apple Event handler to send unauthorized commands to the browser.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-14 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0236 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Browser |
Affected:
0 , < 146.16.6.165
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2026-05-13 16:00
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Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
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