Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent vulnerabilities

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.