Unauthenticated Local Path Traversal in Palo Alto Checkov
CVE-2026-0312 Published on October 14, 2026
Checkov by Prisma Cloud: Path Traversal Vulnerabilities
Path traversal vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud enable an unauthenticated local user to write files to arbitrary locations on the scanning filesystem.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-0312 is exploitable with local system access. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Timeline
Initial Publication.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2026-0312 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-0312
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Affected Versions
Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma Cloud:- Before 3.3.25 is affected.