CVE-2026-0251Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allow a local user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows and root on macOS an…
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Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allow 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, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-426
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
paloaltonetworks globalprotect paloaltonetworks:globalprotect | from 6.0.0 before 6.0.11; from 6.0.0 before 6.0.13; from 6.0.0 before 6.0.13; from 6.2.0 before 6.2.8; from 6.2.0 before 6.2.8; from 6.3.0 before 6.3.3; from 6.3.0 before 6.3.3; from 6.3.0 before 6.3.3; and 25 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0251vendor-advisory
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