CVE-2026-0228
PAN-OS: Improper Validation of Terminal Server Agent Certificate
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in PAN-OS allows users to connect Terminal Server Agents on Windows to PAN-OS using expired certificates even if the PAN-OS configuration would not normally permit them to do so.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PAN-OS: Improper Validation of Terminal Server Agent Certificate
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in PAN-OS allows users to connect Terminal Server Agents on Windows to PAN-OS using expired certificates even if the PAN-OS configuration would not normally permit them to do so.
- Record
CVE-2026-0228- CVSS 4.0
- 1.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-5939
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in PAN-OS allows users to connect Terminal Server Agents on Windows to PAN-OS using expired certificates even if the PAN-OS configuration would not normally permit them to do so.
- Record
EUVD-2026-5939- CVSS 4.0
- 1.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8fr-767f-7h52
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in PAN-OS allows users to connect Terminal...
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in PAN-OS allows users to connect Terminal Server Agents on Windows to PAN-OS using expired certificates even if the PAN-OS configuration would not normally permit them to do so.
- Record
GHSA-j8fr-767f-7h52- CVSS 4.0
- 1.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in PAN-OS allows users to connect Terminal Server Agents on Windows to PAN-OS using expired certificates even if the PAN-OS configuration would not normally permit them to do so.
- Record
CVE-2026-0228- CVSS 4.0
- 1.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-0228 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.3) in Palo Alto Networks Pan-os, published February 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.