Palo Alto NetworksCVE-2026-0307
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: privilege escalation
Medium5.9CVE-2026-0307 · Published Sep 10, 2026 · updated Sep 11, 2026
Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allows 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. This GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android and ChromeOS is not impacted.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GlobalProtect App Product | >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.3-h15 | 6.3.3-h15 |
| >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.15 | 6.0.15 | |
| >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.3-h15 | 6.3.3-h15 | |
| >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.8-h14 | 6.2.8-h14 | |
| >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.15 | 6.0.15 | |
| all versions | No fix yet |
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:L/SI:L/SA:L/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
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