CVE-2026-0271
Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation by Authorized Users
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.9 Medium
- Published
- Jun 10, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 3, 2025
Description
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent app on Linux devices enables a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.
This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or ChromeOS.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.9 Medium | 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:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
Weaknesses
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Prisma Access AgentPalo Alto Networks |
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Prisma Access AgentPalo Alto Networks |
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References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0271vendor-advisory
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