CVE-2026-0251 (GCVE-0-2026-0251)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 18:20 – Updated: 2026-05-14 03:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-13 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0251 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App |
Affected:
6.3.0 , < 6.3.3-h9 (6.3.3-999)
(custom)
Affected: 6.2.0 , < 6.2.8-h10 (6.2.8-948) (custom) Affected: 6.0.0 , < 6.0.13 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* |
||
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App |
Affected:
6.3.0 , < 6.3.3-h9 (6.3.3-999)
(custom)
Affected: 6.2.0 , < 6.2.8-h10 (6.2.8-948) (custom) Affected: 6.0.0 , < 6.0.13 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* |
||
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App |
Affected:
6.3.0 , < 6.3.3-h2 (6.3.3-42)
(custom)
Affected: 6.0.0 , < 6.0.11 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* |
||
| Palo Alto Networks | Global Protect App |
Unaffected:
All
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2026-05-13 16:00
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