Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent
CVE-2026-0246

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Palo Alto Networks
Status
Prisma Access Agent
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 May 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

What is CVE-2026-0246?

A privilege management flaw in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent allows a locally authenticated non-administrative user to elevate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux, or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows. This vulnerability can lead to the execution of arbitrary code and unauthorized access to sensitive information that is otherwise restricted to privileged accounts. Notably, the versions of the Prisma Access Agent on iOS, Android, and Chrome OS remain unaffected.

Affected Version(s)

Prisma Access Agent Linux 0 < 26.2.1

Prisma Access Agent macOS 0 < 26.2.1

Prisma Access Agent Windows 0 < 26.2.1

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0246
vendor-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Palo Alto Networks thanks our internal security research teams for discovering and reporting this issue.
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