Palo Alto NetworksCVE-2026-0299
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: privilege escalation
Medium5.9CVE-2026-0299 · Published Aug 13, 2026 · updated Sep 3, 2026
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 versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GlobalProtect App Product | >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.3-h15 | 6.3.3-h15 |
| <= 6.2.0 | No fix yet | |
| >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.15 | 6.0.15 | |
| >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.3-h14 | 6.3.3-h14 | |
| >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.8-h13 | 6.2.8-h13 | |
| >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.15 | 6.0.15 |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- 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/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:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-426
More Palo Alto Networks advisories
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|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13 | Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW: information disclosure | Low1.7 | 11.1.16-h1+2 more |
| Aug 13 | Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: buffer overflow | Medium5.2 | 6.3.3-h15+4 more |
| Aug 13 | Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: improper input validation | Medium5.2 | 6.3.3-h14+2 more |
| Aug 13 | Palo Alto Networks Prisma: local attacker could bypass the anti-tamper... | Medium5.6 | 26.3 |
| Aug 13 | Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent: privilege escalation | Medium6.0 | 26.3 |
| Aug 13 | Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: race condition | Medium4.1 | 6.3.3-h14 (6.3.3-1121)+2 more |