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An improper certificate validation vulnerability in the Prisma Access AgentĀ® for Android and Chrome OS enables an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to intercept VPN traffic. By presenting a certificate for any domain issued by a trusted Certificate Authority, the attacker can capture sensitive device information.
The Prisma Access Agent on macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS are not affected.
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| Prisma Access Agent Chrome OS | 25.0 through 26.2 | Upgrade to 26.2.1 or later. |
| Prisma Access Agent on iOS | No action needed | |
| Prisma Access Agent on Linux | No action needed | |
| Prisma Access Agent on macOS | No action needed | |
| Prisma Access Agent on Windows | No action needed |
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
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