CVE-2026-0271CWE-732

Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation by Authorized Users

Medium · published June 10, 2026

CVSS v4.0
5.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent app on Linux devices enables a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.

This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or ChromeOS.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
5.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
EPSS
0.00109 · 1.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Published
2026-06-10T20:59Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 JUN 20:59Z
    Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation by Authorized Users
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