CVE-2026-0299
5.9
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Summary
Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enable a local user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows, and root on macOS and Linux. This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges.
The GlobalProtect app on 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-h15 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.2.0 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.0.0 < 6.0.15 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h14 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.2.0 < 6.2.8-h13 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.0.0 < 6.0.15 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | All | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-426: CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
Workarounds
No known workarounds exist for this issue.
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
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