CVE-2026-0294
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs
Summary
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.
Risk Assessment
A local user can gain elevated privileges and execute malicious code, potentially leading to system compromise or network attack escalation.
Recommendation
Update Prisma Access Agent to the patched version as soon as possible and restrict local access to devices.
Other vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent
See all- 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-2026-0292Medium
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.
- 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)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS