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CVE-2026-0315

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on macOS

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: October 14, 2026 at 08:24 PM UTC
Updated: October 16, 2026 at 04:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGlobalProtect

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enables a local user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS. This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android and Chrome OS is not affected by this vulnerability.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0315

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

5.9MEDIUMpalo_alto
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-426

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