CVE-2026-0299

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Published Aug 13, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks globalprotect
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:-:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h10:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h10:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h11:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h11:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h12:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h12:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h2:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h2:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h3:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h3:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h4:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h4:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h5:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h5:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h6:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h6:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h7:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h7:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h8:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h8:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h9:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h9:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:-:*:*:*:linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:-:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h11:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h11:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h12:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h12:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h1:*:*:*:linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h1:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h1:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h2:*:*:*:linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h2:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h2:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h3:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h3:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h4:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h4:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h6:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h6:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h7:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h7:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h8:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h8:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h9:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h9:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Vendors & Products Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks globalprotect
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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 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.
Title GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
First Time appeared Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks globalprotect App
Weaknesses CWE-426
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:*:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:*:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c243:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c243:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c243:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c263:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c263:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c263:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c317:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c317:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c317:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c416:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c416:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c416:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c431:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c431:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c471:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c471:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c910:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c948:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c948:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c982:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c982:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8-c982:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.9:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.9:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.9:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:all:*:android:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:all:*:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:all:*:ios:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks globalprotect App
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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Aug 13, 2026, 1:21 PM
Reserved
Nov 3, 2025, 8:44 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 13, 2026, 3:16 AM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 7:10 PM