CVE-2026-0307

Medium

Description

Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allows 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. This GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android and ChromeOS is not impacted.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.9

Exploit probability—

Product

Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App

PublishedSep 10, 2026

First seenSep 10, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-426CWE-426

How to fix

Update

palo_alto_networks globalprotect_app6.3.3-h15, 6.0.15, 6.2.8-h14 or later

Vendor advisories

security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0307

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
palo_alto_networks globalprotect_app	6.3.0 ≤ v < 6.3.3-h15, 6.0.0 ≤ v < 6.0.15, 6.2.0 ≤ v < 6.2.8-h14, No range specified	6.3.3-h15, 6.0.15, 6.2.8-h14

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