---
id: CVE-2026-0271
title: >-
  A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma
  Access Agent app on Linux devices enables a local user to execute code with
  elevated privileges.




  This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iO…
summary: >-
  A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma
  Access Agent app on Linux devices enables a local user to execute code with
  elevated privileges.




  This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iO…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-732
vendor: paloaltonetworks
product: prisma_access_agent
affected:
  - prisma_access_agent < 26.2.1
patched:
  - prisma_access_agent 26.2.1
published: '2026-06-10'
updated: '2026-07-10'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0271'
references:
  - url: 'https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0271'
    label: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00109
epssPercentile: 0.01385
ingestedAt: '2026-07-11T13:13:24.587Z'
---

## Overview

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent app on Linux devices enables a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.



This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or ChromeOS.

## Affected

- `prisma_access_agent < 26.2.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `prisma_access_agent 26.2.1`