Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by palo_alto
CVE-2026-0295GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation via Race Condition on macOS
Medium 4.1
In plain English
A medium-severity race condition in GlobalProtect App 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 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)4.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A race condition in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ client on macOS enables a locally authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate their privileges to root. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.3.0 – before 6.3.3-h14 (6.3.3-1121)6.2.0 – before 6.2.8-h13 (6.2.8-1045)6.0.0 – before 6.0.15 |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | see references |
Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0295 vendor-advisory