CVE-2026-0246

Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published May 13, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability with a privilege management mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent® enables a locally authenticated non-administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows. This allows the user to execute arbitrary code and read sensitive information otherwise accessible only to privileged accounts.



The Prisma Access Agent on iOS, Android and Chrome OS are not affected.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Palo Alto Networks prisma Access
Vendors & Products Palo Alto Networks prisma Access
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability with a privilege management mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent® enables a locally authenticated non-administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows. This allows the user to execute arbitrary code and read sensitive information otherwise accessible only to privileged accounts. The Prisma Access Agent on iOS, Android and Chrome OS are not affected.
Title Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
First Time appeared Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks prisma Access Agent
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:*:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:*:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:all:*:android:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:all:*:chromeos:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:all:*:ios:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks prisma Access Agent
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': '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/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}