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CVE-2026-0251

Published 2026-05-13 · published (not yet in NVD)

CVE-2026-0251

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS 4.0 · CNA
0.2%
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; higher than 8% of CVEs)

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.

Scores

5.9CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:AmberCNA

Affected products

  • Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: 6.3.0 to < 6.3.3-h9 (6.3.3-999); 6.2.0 to < 6.2.8-h10 (6.2.8-948); 6.0.0 to < 6.0.13
  • Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: 6.3.0 to < 6.3.3-h9 (6.3.3-999); 6.2.0 to < 6.2.8-h10 (6.2.8-948); 6.0.0 to < 6.0.13
  • Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: 6.3.0 to < 6.3.3-h2 (6.3.3-42); 6.0.0 to < 6.0.11
  • Palo Alto Networks Global Protect App: see advisory

Weakness: CWE-426

1 references (advisories, patches, write-ups)

Sources: CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Missing ones did not answer or have no record yet.

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