CVE-2026-0251
🔶 mediumSummary
Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allow 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. The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.
CVSS Score
-
EPSS Score
0.0
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-05-13
First Seen: 2026-05-17
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: May 13, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
None
No known exploits
⚙️ Automatable
NO
Requires human interaction
💥 Technical Impact
Total
Complete system compromise possible
🏆 Discovered By
Palo Alto Networks thanks our internal security research teams for discovering and reporting this issue. (other)
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-05-14
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 4.0
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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)