CVE-2026-4761
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedWhen a certificate and its private key are installed in the Windows machine certificate store using Network and Security tool, access rights to the private key are unnecessarily granted to the operator group. * Installations based on Panorama Suite 2025 (25.00.004) are vulnerable unless update PS-2500-00-0357 (or higher) is installed * Installations based on Panorama Suite 2025 Updated Dec. 25 (25.10.007) are not vulnerable Please refer to security bulletin BS-036, available on the Panorama CSIRT website: https://my.codra.net/en-gb/csirt.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceWhen certificates and private keys are installed in the Windows certificate store using the Network and Security tool in Panorama Suite 2025 (25.00.004), the tool incorrectly grants access rights to the private key to the Windows 'operator' group, exposing the private key to all operator-level users who should not have access. This is an improper access control vulnerability allowing potential privilege escalation and unauthorized access to sensitive cryptographic material.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 25.00.004= 25.00.004= 25.00.004= 25.00.004CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Panorama Suite versionCheck the installed version of Codra Panorama Suite (Collaborative Operation & Execution, Com, E2, or H2) against version 25.00.004Affected if The installed version is exactly 25.00.004
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Identify certificates installed via Network and Security toolUse Windows certlm.msc (Certificate Manager for Local Computer) or certmgr.msc (Current User) to enumerate certificates installed in the Windows certificate store. Cross-reference installation dates with when the Network and Security tool in Panorama Suite was used.Affected if Certificates and private keys were installed using the Network and Security tool in the affected version
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Inspect private key permissions in Windows certificate storeFor each private key in the certificate store, right-click the certificate, select 'All Tasks' > 'Manage Private Keys', or use PowerShell command 'Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\My | ForEach-Object { $_.PrivateKey }' to inspect ACLs. Check if the 'Users' group or 'Operators' group has been granted access.Affected if The Windows 'operator' group or equivalent operator-level users have access permissions to private keys in the certificate store
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Check for unauthorized operator accessUsing a test account that is a member of the Windows operator group (e.g., 'Backup Operators', 'Network Configuration Operators', or 'Power Users'), attempt to access or export private keys from the certificate store where Panorama certificates are stored.Affected if An operator-level user can access or export private keys that should be restricted to administrators only
If Panorama Suite version 25.00.004 is installed AND certificates were installed via its Network and Security tool AND the operator group has access to those private keys, the environment is affected by CVE-2026-4761.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scopedApply vendor update PS-2500-00-0357 or higher, or upgrade to Panorama Suite 2025 Updated Dec. 25 (25.10.007) to remediate the incorrect certificate store permissions.
Panorama Suite 2025 Updated Dec. 25 (25.10.007) or apply update PS-2500-00-0357
- Identify the current Panorama Suite version installed (25.00.004)
- Apply update PS-2500-00-0357 or higher to the Panorama installation
- Alternatively, upgrade to Panorama Suite 2025 Updated Dec. 25 (version 25.10.007) which is not vulnerable
- Verify the update was successfully applied by checking the installed version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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