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CVE-2026-0303

CVE-2026-0303 — Checkov by Prisma Cloud: Code Execution via Auto-Loaded Configuration File

A code execution vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud can allow arbitrary code execution when Checkov scans a directory that contains an attacker-controlled configuration file.

Published Updated Sources: cvelistV5, palo_alto

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.

Exploitation

Exploit code

public exploit, none observed

EPSS

0%

chance of exploitation in 30 days

Affects

Palo Alto

checkov_by_prisma_cloud

CVSS base

2.4

LOW

CISA SSVC assessment

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

CISA

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

No

can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Affected scope

The catalog records vendors and products as separate lists, not pairs, so which product belongs to which vendor is not something this page can say.

Vendors (1)

Palo Alto

Products (1)

checkov by prisma cloud

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactSource
2.4CVSS 4.0LOW——cvelistV5

Weakness & attack patterns

  • CWE-829

Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.

  • T1055Process Injection
  • T1195.001Supply Chain Compromise: Software Dependencies and Development Tools
  • T1505.005Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

Public exploit

Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.

Indexed by

poc in github

References

1 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.