VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-0299

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-13
Last modified2026-10-23
CVSS vectorCVSS: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

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

Primary references