CVE-2026-0294
Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation
MEDIUM 6.0
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.17 % · percentile 6 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber | NVD · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-57708
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-0294
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1014 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Palo Alto Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:prisma_access_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 26.3
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · Prisma Access Agent | affected 0 < 26.3 |
| Palo Alto Networks · Prisma Access Agent | unaffected All |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |