Status: UPDATED | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-0294
| CVE | CVE-2026-0294 |
| CVSS | CVSS 7.8 (High): attack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high. (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) |
| Affected products | Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent |
| Exploitation status | Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue. |
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.
Prisma Access Agent on Windows and macOS (24.0 through 26.2.2): upgrade to 26.3 or later. Prisma Access Agent on Linux, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS: no action needed. Workarounds and Mitigations: no known workarounds exist for this issue.
| Source | Reference |
|---|---|
| NVD | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0294 |
| Vendor advisory | https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0294 |