Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation by Authorized Users
CVE-2026-0271

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Palo Alto Networks
Status
Prisma Access Agent
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 June 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

What is CVE-2026-0271?

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.

Affected Version(s)

Prisma Access Agent Linux 0 < 26.2.1

Prisma Access Agent macOS All

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0271
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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