CVE-2026-0271 json
Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation by Authorized Users
published 4mo ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2026-36147
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent app on Linux devices enables a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.
This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or ChromeOS.
Patch / fix
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent 26.2.1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 4mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.9 | CVSS: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:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.9 | CVSS: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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
-
security.paloaltonetworks.com
/CVE-2026-0271
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-0271
- NVD CVE-2026-0271
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