{"id":"CVE-2026-0307","title":"GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities","summary":"Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allows a local user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM on Windows and root on macOS and Linux. This enables a non-administr…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-426"],"vendor":"Palo Alto Networks","product":"GlobalProtect App","affected":["globalprotect_app >= 6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h15","globalprotect_app >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.15","globalprotect_app >= 6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h15","globalprotect_app >= 6.2.0 < 6.2.8-h14","globalprotect_app >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.15","globalprotect_app All"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-10T00:00:00+00:00"},"published":"2026-09-10","updated":"2026-09-11","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-11T03:56:04.416Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0307","references":[{"url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0307"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00105,"epssPercentile":0.01191,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-11T11:32:42.775Z","slug":"CVE-2026-0307","body":"## Overview\n\nMultiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allows 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.\n\n\n\nThis GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android and ChromeOS is not impacted.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `globalprotect_app >= 6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h15`\n- `globalprotect_app >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.15`\n- `globalprotect_app >= 6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h15`\n- `globalprotect_app >= 6.2.0 < 6.2.8-h14`\n- `globalprotect_app >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.15`\n- `globalprotect_app All`\n\n## Remediation\n\nVersion\nMinor Version\nSuggested Solution\n\n                                    GlobalProtect App 6.2/6.3 on Linux\n\n                                    6.2.0 through 6.3.3-h14\n                                    Upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 or later.\n                                \n                                    GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Linux\n\n                                    6.0.0 through 6.0.14\n                                    Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later.\n                                GlobalProtect App 6.3 on macOS6.3.0 through 6.3.3-h14Upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 or later.\n\n                                    GlobalProtect App 6.2 on macOS\n\n                                    6.2.0 through 6.2.8-h13\n                                    Upgrade to 6.2.8-h14 or later.\n                                \n                                    GlobalProtect App 6.0 on macOS\n\n                                    6.0.0 through 6.0.14\n                                    Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later.\n                                GlobalProtect App 6.3 on Windows6.3.0 through 6.3.3-h14 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h15 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on Windows 6.2.0 through 6.2.8-h13 Upgrade to 6.2.8-h14 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Windows6.0.0 through 6.0.14 Upgrade to 6.0.15 or later. GlobalProtect App on iOS  No action needed.GlobalProtect App on Android  No action needed. GlobalProtect App on ChromeOS  No action needed. PAN-OS 12.212.2.0 through 12.2.2  Upgrade to 12.2.3 or later. PAN-OS 12.112.1.8 through 12.1.9Upgrade to 12.1.10 or later. 12.1.5 through 12.1.7-h*Upgrade to 12.1.7-h5 or 12.1.10 or later. 12.1.2 through 12.1.4-h*Upgrade to 12.1.4-h10 or 12.1.10 or later.PAN-OS 11.211.2.11 through 11.2.13-h*Upgrade to 11.2.13-h2 or later. 11.2.8 through 11.2.10-h*Upgrade to 11.2.10-h14 or later. 11.2.5 through 11.2.7-h*Upgrade to 11.2.7-h20 or later. 11.2.0 through 11.2.4-h*Upgrade to 11.2.4-h21 or later.PAN-OS 11.111.1.14 through 11.1.16-h*Upgrade to 11.1.16 or 11.1.16-h2 or later. 11.1.11 through 11.1.13-h*Upgrade to 11.1.13-h12 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.8 through 11.1.10-h*Upgrade to 11.1.10-h33 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.7 through 11.1.7-h*Upgrade to 11.1.7-h10 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.5 through 11.1.6-h*Upgrade to 11.1.6-h38 or 11.1.16 or later. 11.1.0 through 11.1.4-h*Upgrade to 11.1.4-h36 or 11.1.16 or later.PAN-OS 10.210.2.17 through 10.2.18-h*Upgrade to 10.2.18-h10 or later. 10.2.14 through 10.2.16-h*Upgrade to 10.2.16-h10 or 10.2.18 or later. 10.2.11 through 10.2.13-h*Upgrade to 10.2.13-h24 or 10.2.18 or later.  10.2.8 through 10.2.10-h*Upgrade to 10.2.10-h40 or 10.2.18 or later. 10.2.0 through 10.2.7-h*Upgrade to 10.2.7-h37 or 10.2.18 or later.All older unsupported PAN-OS versions Upgrade to a supported fixed version.Prisma Access 12.112.1.2 through 12.1.*Upgrade to 12.1.7-h5 or later.Prisma Access 11.211.2.0 through 11.2*Upgrade to 11.2.7-h20 or later.Prisma Access 10.210.2.0 through 10.2.*Upgrade to 10.2.10-h40 or later.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNo known workarounds exist for this issue.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":32,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":32.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}