---
id: CVE-2026-0293
title: >-
  A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables
  a local attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the anti-tamper
  protection, enabling unauthorized access to protected processes and files.


  The Prisma…
summary: >-
  A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables
  a local attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the anti-tamper
  protection, enabling unauthorized access to protected processes and files.


  The Prisma…
severity: medium
cvss: 6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-693
vendor: paloaltonetworks
product: prisma_access_agent
affected:
  - prisma_access_agent < 26.3
patched:
  - prisma_access_agent 26.3
published: '2026-08-13'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T16:32:01.280'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0293'
references:
  - url: 'https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0293'
    label: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00108
epssPercentile: 0.01359
ingestedAt: '2026-09-09T17:16:03.063Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables a local attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the anti-tamper protection, enabling unauthorized access to protected processes and files.

The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

## Affected

- `prisma_access_agent < 26.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `prisma_access_agent 26.3`