Medium severity · published Sep 10, 2026
CVE-2026-0307
GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
5.9
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allows a local user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows and root on macOS and Linux. This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges.
This GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android and ChromeOS is not impacted.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GA
GlobalProtect App · Palo Alto Networks
6.3.0 before 6.3.3-h15; 6.0.0 before 6.0.15; 6.3.0 before 6.3.3-h15; 6.2.0 before 6.2.8-h14; 6.0.0 before 6.0.15 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0307
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0307
security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0307
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