---
id: CVE-2026-0294
title: >-
  A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma®
  Access Agent app on Windows and macOS devices enables a local user to execute
  code with elevated privileges
summary: >-
  A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma®
  Access Agent app on Windows and macOS devices enables a local user to execute
  code with elevated privileges. 


  The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, iOS, Android, an…
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-427
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: '2026-09-09T16:32:33.997'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0294'
references:
  - url: 'https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0294'
    label: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00115
epssPercentile: 0.01727
ingestedAt: '2026-09-09T17:16:03.063Z'
---

## Overview

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

The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, iOS, Android, and ChromeOS is not affected.

## Affected

- `prisma_access_agent < 26.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `prisma_access_agent 26.3`