High severity · published Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0294
Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent app on Windows and macOS devices enables a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.
The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, iOS, Android, and ChromeOS is 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 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
Prisma Access Agent · Palo Alto Networks
before 26.3 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0294
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0294
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0294
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