CVE-2026-0294

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 v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0294	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:prisma_access_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-13 03:16

Updated : 2026-09-09 16:32

NVD link : CVE-2026-0294

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0294

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0294

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

microsoft

windows

paloaltonetworks

prisma_access_agent

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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