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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-0270 · published 10 June 2026

CVE-2026-0270: Paloaltonetworks cortex xsoar path traversal vulnerability

Paloaltonetworks · Cortex Xsoar

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.

4.8 CVSS 4.0 Medium EPSS 0.20% · top 91.3% CWE-22 · Path traversal
4.8CVSS 4.0 base score
0.20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
23 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4559 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0270 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-0270), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.