CVE-2026-0291CWE-59

CVE-2026-0291

Medium · published August 13, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An improper link resolution before file access vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Linux platforms that enables a local low privileged user to delete system files in a limited scope and disable Prisma Access Agent.

The Prisma Access Agent on macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00111 · 1.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2026-08-13T07:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
paloaltonetworks/prisma_access_agent< 26.2.226.2.2
References (1)
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0291 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 AUG 01:47Z
    Prisma Access Agent: Authenticated Limited File Deletion on Linux
    cvelistv5