CVE-2026-0307GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

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.

Timeline

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.16% · top 95% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App

  • affected 6.3.0 – < 6.3.3-h15
  • affected 6.0.0 – < 6.0.15

• Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App

  • affected 6.3.0 – < 6.3.3-h15
  • affected 6.2.0 – < 6.2.8-h14
  • affected 6.0.0 – < 6.0.15

• Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App

  • affected All

What to do

Solution: Version Minor Version Suggested Solution GlobalProtect App 6.2/6.3 on Linux 6.2.0 through 6.3.3-h14 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Linux 6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.3 on macOS6.3.0 through 6.3.3-h14Upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on macOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.8-h13 Upgrade to 6.2.8-h14 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on macOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.3 on Windows6.3.0 through 6.3.3-h14 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on Windows 6.2.0 through 6.2.8-h13 Upgrade to 6.2.8-h14 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Windows6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App on iOS  No action needed.GlobalProtect App on Android  No action needed. GlobalProtect App on ChromeOS  No action needed. PAN-OS 12.212.2.0 through 12.2.2  Upgrade to 12.2.3 or later. PAN-OS 12.112.1.8 through 12.1.9Upgrade to 12.1.10 or later. 12.1.5 through 12.1.7-h*Upgrade to 12.1.7-h5 or 12.1.10 or later. 12.1.2 through 12.1.4-h*Upgrade to 12.1.4-h10 or 12.1.10 or later.PAN-OS 11.211.2.11 through 11.2.13-h*Upgrade to 11.2.13-h2 or later. 11.2.8 through 11.2.10-h*Upgrade to 11.2.10-h14 or later. 11.2.5 through 11.2.7-h*Upgrade to 11.2.7-h20 or later. 11.2.0 through 11.2.4-h*Upgrade to 11.2.4-h21 or later.PAN-OS 11.111.1.14 through 11.1.16-h*Upgrade to 11.1.16 or 11.1.16-h2 or later. 11.1.11 through 11.1.13-h*Upgrade to 11.1.13-h12 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.8 through 11.1.10-h*Upgrade to 11.1.10-h33 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.7 through 11.1.7-h*Upgrade to 11.1.7-h10 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.5 through 11.1.6-h*Upgrade to 11.1.6-h38 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.0 through 11.1.4-h*Upgrade to 11.1.4-h36 or 11.1.16 or later.PAN-OS 10.210.2.17 through 10.2.18-h*Upgrade to 10.2.18-h10 or later. 10.2.14 through 10.2.16-h*Upgrade to 10.2.16-h10 or 10.2.18 or later. 10.2.11 through 10.2.13-h*Upgrade to 10.2.13-h24 or 10.2.18 or later.  10.2.8 through 10.2.10-h*Upgrade to 10.2.10-h40 or 10.2.18 or later. 10.2.0 through 10.2.7-h*Upgrade to 10.2.7-h37 or 10.2.18 or later.All older unsupported PAN-OS versions Upgrade to a supported fixed version.Prisma Access 12.112.1.2 through 12.1.*Upgrade to 12.1.7-h5 or later.Prisma Access 11.211.2.0 through 11.2*Upgrade to 11.2.7-h20 or later.Prisma Access 10.210.2.0 through 10.2.*Upgrade to 10.2.10-h40 or later.

Workaround: No known workarounds exist for this issue.

Exploitation: Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• EUVD EUVD-2026-75257 (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 11 Sept 2026, 03:56 UTC.