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Sead Fadilpašić

Rapid7 observes new Palo Alto VPN flaw exploited in the wild to bypass GlobalProtect authentication

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  • Critical PAN‑OS flaw exploited in the wild
  • Authentication bypass enables unauthorized VPN access
  • CISA added CVE‑2026‑0257 to KEV catalog

A recently discovered vulnerability in PAN-OS, the operating system powering Palo Alto’s firewalls, is being actively exploited in the wild, researchers are saying, urging customers to apply the provided patch as soon as possible.

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