Prisma Access Agent Priv Escal to Root / SYSTEM (CVE-2026-0246)
CVE-2026-0246 Published on May 13, 2026

Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability with a privilege management mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent® enables a locally authenticated non-administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows. This allows the user to execute arbitrary code and read sensitive information otherwise accessible only to privileged accounts. The Prisma Access Agent on iOS, Android and Chrome OS are not affected.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Timeline

Initial publication.

Weakness Type

What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?

The software does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

CVE-2026-0246 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-0246

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Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent
 

Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.01%
Percentile
0.24%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.