CVE-2026-0295

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation via Race Condition on macOS

HIGH

CVSS Score

Published: August 13, 2026 at 01:57 AM UTC

Updated: October 23, 2026 at 07:10 PM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsGlobalProtectglobalprotect_app

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Severity

HIGH7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.1%

SSVC

No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

globalprotect_app · Palo Alto Networks

95%

6.0.0 6.0.1 6.0.10 6.0.11 6.0.12 6.0.13 6.0.14 6.0.2 6.0.3 6.0.4 6.0.5 6.0.6 6.0.7 6.0.8 6.2.0 6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 6.2.6 6.2.7 6.2.8 6.3.0 6.3.1 6.3.2 6.3.3

GlobalProtect · Palo Alto Networks

95%

v < 6.0.156.2.0 ≤ v < 6.2.86.3.0 ≤ v < 6.3.36.0.0 6.2.0 6.2.8 6.2.8 h1 6.2.8 h10 6.2.8 h11 6.2.8 h12 6.2.8 h2 6.2.8 h3 6.2.8 h4 6.2.8 h5 6.2.8 h6 6.2.8 h7 6.2.8 h8 6.2.8 h9 6.3.0 6.3.3 6.3.3 h1 6.3.3 h11 6.3.3 h12 6.3.3 h2 6.3.3 h3 6.3.3 h4 6.3.3 h6 6.3.3 h7 6.3.3 h8 6.3.3 h9

Affected range stops below 6.0.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.2.8-h13 (6.2.8-1045), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.3.3-h14 (6.3.3-1121), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0295

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: cverecord

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0295

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-362

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