High severity · published May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0251
GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allow 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.
The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks
6.0.0 before 6.0.11; 6.0.0 before 6.0.13; 6.0.0 before 6.0.13; 6.2.0 before 6.2.8; 6.2.0 before 6.2.8; 6.3.0 before 6.3.3; +27 more · source: NVD
GA
GlobalProtect App · Palo Alto Networks
6.3.0 before 6.3.3-h9 (6.3.3-999); 6.2.0 before 6.2.8-h10 (6.2.8-948); 6.0.0 before 6.0.13; 6.3.0 before 6.3.3-h9 (6.3.3-999); 6.2.0 before 6.2.8-h10 (6.2.8-948); 6.0.0 before 6.0.13; +2 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0251
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0251
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0251
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