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CVE-2026-0315

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enables a local user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS.

Published Oct 14, 2026 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · Palo Alto Networks

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.

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Timeline

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  1. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

  3. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0315

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-0315

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0315

    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

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Palo Alto NetworksVendor advisoryCVE-2026-0315
    security.paloaltonetworks.com

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