CVE-2026-0295

A race condition in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ client on macOS enables a locally authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate their privileges to root. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.0 High

Status

Analyzed - psirt@paloaltonetworks.com

Published

2026-08-13

Last modified

2026-10-23

Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected products

• Globalprotect App (Palo Alto Networks)
• Globalprotect (Paloaltonetworks)

References

• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0295