CVE-2026-0292
MediumCVSS 6.0Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs
Summary
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the network driver of Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent on Windows allows a local administrator to bypass security inspection, subsequently allowing them to inject and intercept arbitrary network traffic. The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
Risk Assessment
A local administrator can intercept and modify network traffic, potentially leading to confidentiality and integrity breaches of data transmitted over the network.
Recommendation
Update Prisma Access Agent to the patched version and monitor administrator activities on the system.
Other vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent
See all- CVE-2026-0294High
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent on Windows and macOS devices allows a local user to execute code with elevated privileges. The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, iOS, Android, and ChromeOS is not affected.
- CVE-2026-0293Medium
A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent on Windows allows a local attacker with administrator privileges to bypass anti-tamper protection, enabling unauthorized access to protected processes and files. The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
- CVE-2026-0291Medium
An improper link resolution before file access vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent on Linux platforms that enables a local low privileged user to delete system files in a limited scope and disable Prisma Access Agent. The Prisma Access Agent on macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
- CVE-2026-0246High
A privilege management vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent allows a locally authenticated non-administrative user to escalate privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows. This enables arbitrary code execution and reading of sensitive information otherwise restricted to privileged accounts.
Original NVD description (English source)
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the network driver of Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables a local administrator to bypass security inspection, subsequently allowing them to inject and intercept arbitrary network traffic. The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS