CVE-2026-0294 | BDVDB-2026-358579 Detail

Palo Alto NetworksPrisma Access Agent

Description#

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.

Impact#

CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation

Weaknesses#

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References#

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0294

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-08-13Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-13
Last modified: 2026-08-13

Vendor information

Vendor: Palo Alto Networks
Product: Prisma Access Agent

All Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities

Score

6.0 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 6.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 26.3
Fixed
26.3
Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
26.3
Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
All

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

6.0 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	High
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	None
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).