CVE-2026-0275 (GCVE-0-2026-0275)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-09 19:19 – Updated: 2026-07-09 19:19
VLAI
Title
Prisma Browser: Local Privilege Escalation on macOS
Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser allows a locally authenticated administrator with access to the macOS local filesystem to perform actions on the device with root privileges. This issue only affects Prisma® Browser on macOS.
Severity
2 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Browser Affected: 150.33.2.0 , < 150.33.2.46 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-07-08 16:00
Credits
Palo Alto Networks thanks Kun Peeks (@SwayZGl1tZyyy) for discovering and reporting this issue.
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