Answer in brief
CVE-2026-0276 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Cortex XDR Broker VM: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Broker VM (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Broker VM (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Broker VMgeneric | >=20.0.96 <31.0.58 | 31.0.58 |
Published upstream
Jul 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 10, 2026
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR Broker VM enables a locally authenticated user to perform actions as the root user.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-0276 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Cortex XDR Broker VM: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Broker VM (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Broker VM (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Broker VMgeneric | >=20.0.96 <31.0.58 | 31.0.58 |
Published upstream
Jul 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 10, 2026
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR Broker VM enables a locally authenticated user to perform actions as the root user.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.