CVE-2026-0270
Cortex XSOAR: Path Traversal Vulnerability
A path traversal vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on Linux allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network, with the ability to intercept and manipulate network response traffic via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, to write arbitrary files to the host.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cortex XSOAR: Path Traversal Vulnerability
A path traversal vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on Linux allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network, with the ability to intercept and manipulate network response traffic via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, to write arbitrary files to the host.
- Record
CVE-2026-0270- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-36146
A path traversal vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on Linux allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network, with the ability to intercept and manipulate network response traffic via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, to write arbitrary files to the host.
- Record
EUVD-2026-36146- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6p7f-m9mh-p8gq
A path traversal vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on...
A path traversal vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on Linux allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network, with the ability to intercept and manipulate network response traffic via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, to write arbitrary files to the host.
- Record
GHSA-6p7f-m9mh-p8gq- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/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:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A path traversal vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on Linux allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network, with the ability to intercept and manipulate network response traffic via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, to write arbitrary files to the host.
- Record
CVE-2026-0270- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/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:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- 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-2026-0270 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xsoar, published June 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.