Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2026-0293Prisma Access Agent: Anti-Tamper Protection Bypass on Windows

Medium 5.6

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Prisma Access Agent from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.6Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables a local attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the anti-tamper protection, enabling unauthorized access to protected processes and files. The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	Prisma Access Agent	0 – before 26.3
Palo Alto Networks	Prisma Access Agent	see references

Weakness: CWE-693 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0293 vendor-advisory