CVE-2026-0251

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jul 14, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-426

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 13, 2026
Last modified
Jul 14, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2026-0251: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix