---
id: CVE-2026-0315
title: >-
  A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks
  GlobalProtect™ app enables a local user to escalate their privileges to root
  on macOS
summary: >-
  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 adminis…
severity: medium
cwe:
  - CWE-426
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T21:17:18.517'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0315'
references:
  - url: 'https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0315'
    label: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T21:57:04.816Z'
vendor: Palo Alto Networks
product: GlobalProtect App
affected:
  - globalprotect_app >= 6.2.0 < 6.2.8-h15
  - globalprotect_app >= 6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h16
  - globalprotect_app
cvss: 5.9
cvssVector: >-
  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
cvssSource: cna
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.