CVE-2026-0251
GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Severity Score
5.9
*CVSS v4
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
Palo Alto Networks thanks our internal security research teams for discovering and reporting this issue.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Attack Requirements
Privileges Required
User Interaction
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Attack Requirements
Privileges Required
User Interaction
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2025-11-03 CVE Reserved
- 2026-05-13 CVE Published
- 2026-05-14 CVE Updated
- 2026-05-14 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
CAPEC
- CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
References (1)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0251 | 2026-05-14 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Palo Alto Networks Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" | GlobalProtect App Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "GlobalProtect App" | >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.13 Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "GlobalProtect App" and version " >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.13" | en |
Affected
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| Palo Alto Networks Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" | GlobalProtect App Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "GlobalProtect App" | >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.13 Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "GlobalProtect App" and version " >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.13" | en |
Affected
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| Palo Alto Networks Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" | GlobalProtect App Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "GlobalProtect App" | >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.11 Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "GlobalProtect App" and version " >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.11" | en |
Affected
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