CVE-2026-0251
Published: May 13, 2026
Modified: May 14, 2026
Description
Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allow 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. The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | affected 6.3.0 - < 6.3.3-h9 (6.3.3-999)affected 6.2.0 - < 6.2.8-h10 (6.2.8-948)affected 6.0.0 - < 6.0.13 |
Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | affected 6.3.0 - < 6.3.3-h9 (6.3.3-999)affected 6.2.0 - < 6.2.8-h10 (6.2.8-948)affected 6.0.0 - < 6.0.13 |
Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | affected 6.3.0 - < 6.3.3-h2 (6.3.3-42)affected 6.0.0 - < 6.0.11 |
Palo Alto Networks | Global Protect App | unaffected All |
Weaknesses (CWE)
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