CVE-2026-0278

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-09. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Multiple protection mechanism failures in the Prisma Access Agent Data Loss Prevention (DLP) component for Windows allow a local user to bypass DLP policy enforcement controls.

The Prisma Access Agent on macOS is not affected.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EPSS
5.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-0278 Prisma Access Agent: Multiple DLP Policy Bypass Vulnerabilities on Windows

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0278

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0278(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-17 04:15 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.00
  8. 2026-07-17 04:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-16 14:29 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  11. 2026-07-16 03:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-15 01:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-14 00:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-12 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-11 22:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-10 21:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-09 19:51 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-09 19:50 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0278?
CVE-2026-0278 is a high vulnerability published on July 9, 2026. Multiple protection mechanism failures in the Prisma Access Agent Data Loss Prevention (DLP) component for Windows allow a local user to bypass DLP policy enforcement controls. The Prisma Access Agent on macOS is not affected.
When was CVE-2026-0278 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0278 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 9, 2026, with the most recent update on July 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0278 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0278 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0278?
CVE-2026-0278 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0278?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0278, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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