BaseFortify

Publication date: 2026-05-13

Last updated on: 2026-05-14

Assigner: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Description

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-05-13

Last Modified

2026-05-14

Generated

2026-06-30

EPSS Evaluated

2026-06-28

NVD

CVE-2026-0251

Affected Vendors & Products

Currently, no data is known.

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-426	The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

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