Vulnerabilities / CVE-2026-0315
CVE-2026-0315
Published 2026-10-14 · Awaiting Analysis
CVE-2026-0315
GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on macOS
5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS 4.0 · CNA · paloaltonetworks.com
CVSS 4.0 · CNA · paloaltonetworks.com
0.1%
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; higher than 1% of CVEs)
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; higher than 1% of CVEs)
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enables a local user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS. This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android and Chrome OS is not affected by this vulnerability.
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 · paloaltonetworks.com
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: 6.2.0 to < 6.2.8-h15; 6.3.0 to < 6.3.3-h16
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: see advisory
Weakness: CWE-426
1 references (advisories, patches, write-ups)
Sources: NVD, CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Missing ones did not answer or have no record yet.