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CVE-2026-0242: Trust Protection Foundation SQL Injection Vulnerability

hello@craftedsignal.io — Wed, 13 May 2026 16:05:37 +0000

A SQL injection vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-0242, exists within Palo Alto Networks Trust Protection Foundation. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the product database. The vulnerability affects Trust Protection Foundation versions before 25.3.3, 25.1.8, 24.3.6, and 24.1.13. Successful exploitation can lead to reading sensitive data, modifying database contents, and escalating privileges to gain full administrative control. Palo Alto Networks internally discovered this vulnerability; there are currently no reports of malicious exploitation in the wild.

Attack Chain

Attacker authenticates to the Trust Protection Foundation application with valid credentials.
Attacker crafts a malicious SQL query containing SQL injection payloads.
The attacker injects the malicious SQL query into an input field or parameter within the Trust Protection Foundation application.
The application fails to properly sanitize or validate the user-supplied SQL query.
The application executes the attacker-controlled SQL query against the underlying database.
The attacker retrieves sensitive data from the database, such as usernames, passwords, or configuration details.
Alternatively, the attacker modifies database contents, such as altering user privileges or inserting malicious code.
The attacker escalates privileges to gain full administrative control of the Trust Protection Foundation platform.

Impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-0242 could allow an attacker to read sensitive data, modify database contents, and escalate privileges to gain full administrative control of the Trust Protection Foundation platform. This could lead to a complete compromise of the system and potentially the wider network, depending on the Trust Protection Foundation’s role and access. There is no current known exploitation, however, the vulnerability is rated as medium severity.

Recommendation

Upgrade Trust Protection Foundation to versions 25.3.3, 25.1.8, 24.3.6, 24.1.13, or later to patch CVE-2026-0242 as per the vendor’s recommendation.
Implement parameterized queries or prepared statements in the application code to prevent SQL injection attacks.
Regularly review and update input validation and sanitization routines within the Trust Protection Foundation application.
Deploy the Sigma rules provided below to detect potential exploitation attempts against Trust Protection Foundation.

CVE-2026-0241: Trust Protection Foundation Authorization Bypass Vulnerabilities

hello@craftedsignal.io — Wed, 13 May 2026 16:05:03 +0000

CVE-2026-0241 describes a set of authorization bypass vulnerabilities affecting Palo Alto Networks Trust Protection Foundation. An attacker exploiting these vulnerabilities could potentially bypass access controls and perform unauthorized actions on restricted resources. The affected versions include 25.3.0 before 25.3.3, 25.1.0 before 25.1.8, 24.3.0 before 24.3.6, and 24.1.0 before 24.1.13. Palo Alto Networks internally discovered these vulnerabilities. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation in the wild. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized data access or modification within the Trust Protection Foundation.

Attack Chain

The attacker identifies a vulnerable instance of Trust Protection Foundation (versions 25.3.0 < 25.3.3, 25.1.0 < 25.1.8, 24.3.0 < 24.3.6, or 24.1.0 < 24.1.13).
The attacker crafts a request to a restricted resource, exploiting the incorrect authorization check (CWE-754).
The Trust Protection Foundation instance fails to properly validate the attacker’s permissions due to the authorization bypass.
The attacker gains unauthorized access to the restricted resource (CAPEC-122).
The attacker performs unauthorized actions, such as viewing sensitive data.
The attacker may modify restricted configurations or data within the Trust Protection Foundation.

Impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-0241 allows attackers to bypass intended access controls within Palo Alto Networks Trust Protection Foundation. This can lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or other actions depending on the specific resource targeted. Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.

Recommendation

Upgrade Trust Protection Foundation to the fixed versions: 25.3.3, 25.1.8, 24.3.6, or 24.1.13 as detailed in the advisory.
Monitor network traffic for suspicious activity targeting Trust Protection Foundation instances that may indicate exploitation attempts of CVE-2026-0241.

CVE-2026-0240 Trust Protection Foundation Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability

hello@craftedsignal.io — Wed, 13 May 2026 16:03:59 +0000

CVE-2026-0240 is a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks Trust Protection Foundation. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information stored within the server’s vault. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient access controls on sensitive data. Successful exploitation could enable an attacker to impersonate any user within the environment and arbitrarily modify configuration settings. This issue was discovered internally by Palo Alto Networks security research teams and affects Trust Protection Foundation versions 25.3.0 before 25.3.3, 25.1.0 before 25.1.8, 24.3.0 before 24.3.6, and 24.1.0 before 24.1.13. Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.

Attack Chain

An attacker gains initial access to the Trust Protection Foundation application with low-level privileges.
The attacker sends a crafted request to the server targeting the component responsible for managing the vault.
Due to missing access controls, the request bypasses intended security checks.
The server exposes sensitive information from the vault, such as user credentials, API keys, or configuration details.
The attacker uses the disclosed credentials to impersonate other users with higher privileges.
The attacker leverages impersonated privileges to modify configuration settings, potentially compromising the entire system.

Impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-0240 allows an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, impersonate users, and arbitrarily modify configuration settings within the Trust Protection Foundation environment. This could lead to a complete compromise of the system’s confidentiality and integrity. While the specific number of affected customers is not disclosed, organizations using vulnerable versions of Trust Protection Foundation are at risk.

Recommendation

Upgrade Trust Protection Foundation to a patched version. Specifically, upgrade to version 25.3.3 or later if running 25.3.0 through 25.3.2, 25.1.8 or later if running 25.1.0 through 25.1.7, 24.3.6 or later if running 24.3.0 through 24.3.5, or 24.1.13 or later if running 24.1.0 through 24.1.12 (see Solution section).
Monitor Trust Protection Foundation logs for suspicious activity indicative of unauthorized access or data exfiltration.
Deploy the Sigma rules provided in this brief to detect potential exploitation attempts in your environment.