Privilege Escalation in Palo Alto Prisma Access Agent (Win/macOS)
CVE-2026-0294 Published on August 13, 2026

Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent app on Windows and macOS devices enables a local user to execute code with elevated privileges. The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, iOS, Android, and ChromeOS is not affected.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-0294 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE

Timeline

Initial publication.

Weakness Type

What is a DLL preloading Vulnerability?

The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

CVE-2026-0294 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-0294

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Affected Versions

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