GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-0307
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerpalo_alto
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-10 06:17:03 UTC
Updated2026-09-10 06:17:03 UTC
DescriptionMultiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allows 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. This GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android and ChromeOS is not impacted.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

Problem Types: CWE-426 | CWE-426 CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:U/C...
4.0CNACVSS5.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:U/A...

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
Low
Sub Integrity
Low
Sub Availability
Low

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App affected 6.3.0 6.3.3-h15 custom Linux
CNA Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App affected 6.0.0 6.0.15 custom Linux
CNA Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App affected 6.3.0 6.3.3-h15 custom macOS, Windows
CNA Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App affected 6.2.0 6.2.8-h14 custom macOS, Windows
CNA Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App affected 6.0.0 6.0.15 custom macOS, Windows
CNA Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App affected All custom iOS, Android, ChromeOS

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0307 [email protected] security.paloaltonetworks.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: our internal security research teams (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-09-09T16:00:00.000ZInitial Publication.

Solutions

CNA: Version Minor Version Suggested Solution GlobalProtect App 6.2/6.3 on Linux 6.2.0 through 6.3.3-h14 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Linux 6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.3 on macOS6.3.0 through 6.3.3-h14Upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on macOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.8-h13 Upgrade to 6.2.8-h14 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on macOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.3 on Windows6.3.0 through 6.3.3-h14 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on Windows 6.2.0 through 6.2.8-h13 Upgrade to 6.2.8-h14 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Windows6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App on iOS  No action needed.GlobalProtect App on Android  No action needed. GlobalProtect App on ChromeOS  No action needed. PAN-OS 12.212.2.0 through 12.2.2  Upgrade to 12.2.3 or later. PAN-OS 12.112.1.8 through 12.1.9Upgrade to 12.1.10 or later. 12.1.5 through 12.1.7-h*Upgrade to 12.1.7-h5 or 12.1.10 or later. 12.1.2 through 12.1.4-h*Upgrade to 12.1.4-h10 or 12.1.10 or later.PAN-OS 11.211.2.11 through 11.2.13-h*Upgrade to 11.2.13-h2 or later. 11.2.8 through 11.2.10-h*Upgrade to 11.2.10-h14 or later. 11.2.5 through 11.2.7-h*Upgrade to 11.2.7-h20 or later. 11.2.0 through 11.2.4-h*Upgrade to 11.2.4-h21 or later.PAN-OS 11.111.1.14 through 11.1.16-h*Upgrade to 11.1.16 or 11.1.16-h2 or later. 11.1.11 through 11.1.13-h*Upgrade to 11.1.13-h12 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.8 through 11.1.10-h*Upgrade to 11.1.10-h33 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.7 through 11.1.7-h*Upgrade to 11.1.7-h10 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.5 through 11.1.6-h*Upgrade to 11.1.6-h38 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.0 through 11.1.4-h*Upgrade to 11.1.4-h36 or 11.1.16 or later.PAN-OS 10.210.2.17 through 10.2.18-h*Upgrade to 10.2.18-h10 or later. 10.2.14 through 10.2.16-h*Upgrade to 10.2.16-h10 or 10.2.18 or later. 10.2.11 through 10.2.13-h*Upgrade to 10.2.13-h24 or 10.2.18 or later.  10.2.8 through 10.2.10-h*Upgrade to 10.2.10-h40 or 10.2.18 or later. 10.2.0 through 10.2.7-h*Upgrade to 10.2.7-h37 or 10.2.18 or later.All older unsupported PAN-OS versions Upgrade to a supported fixed version.Prisma Access 12.112.1.2 through 12.1.*Upgrade to 12.1.7-h5 or later.Prisma Access 11.211.2.0 through 11.2*Upgrade to 11.2.7-h20 or later.Prisma Access 10.210.2.0 through 10.2.*Upgrade to 10.2.10-h40 or later.

Workarounds

CNA: No known workarounds exist for this issue.

Exploits

CNA: Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.

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