CVE-2026-0294 (GCVE-0-2026-0294)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 01:54 – Updated: 2026-08-13 13:29
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Title
Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation
Summary
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.
Severity
6 (Medium)
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
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-13 13:28 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
palo_alto CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard A 95/100 over 69 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent Affected: 0 , < 26.3 (custom)
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    cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:prisma_access_agent:*:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-08-12 16:00
Credits
Michael Garrison of State Farm Information Security KBTG Cybersecurity Researcher Engineers: Nuttakorn Tungpoonsup, Jirawat Siengphao, Khanatip Vanjongkham, and Waris Damkham
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