CVE-2026-0295
4.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Summary
A race condition in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ client on macOS enables a locally authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate their privileges to root.
The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h14 (6.3.3-1121) | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.2.0 < 6.2.8-h13 (6.2.8-1045) | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.0.0 < 6.0.15 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | All | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-362: CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Workarounds
No known workarounds or mitigations exist for this issue.
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
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