CVE-2026-0294

6.0 MEDIUM 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed Auth & access OS & kernel

What it is

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent app on Windows and macOS devices enables a local user to execute code with elevated privileges. The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, iOS, Android, and ChromeOS is not affected.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.
Exploit odds: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-08-13 03:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-10-23 19:10 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2026-08-13 03:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-23 19:10 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-427
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Paloaltonetworks Prisma Access Agent < 26.3

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 6.0

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

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Fix and advisories

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0294

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0294

NVD record · CVE.org record