CVE-2026-0299

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

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

1. 2026-08-13 03:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 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-426

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect < 6.0.15
• Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect < 6.2.8
• Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect < 6.3.3
• Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect 6.2.8
• Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect 6.3.3

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 5.9

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Attack requirements

None

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High