CVE-2026-0251

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0251

Configurations

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History

13 May 2026, 19:16

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Information

Published : 2026-05-13 19:16

Updated : 2026-05-14 16:21

NVD link : CVE-2026-0251

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0251

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0251

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Products Affected

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CWE

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

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