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CVE-2026-0315

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on macOS

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 6.2.8-h15, 6.3.3-h16
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App

    From 6.2.0 · fixed in 6.2.8-h15; From 6.3.0 · fixed in 6.3.3-h16

  • Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App

    Version range not reported

References 1

security.paloaltonetworks.com