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CVE-2026-0291: Prisma Access Agent: Authenticated Limited File Deletion on Linux

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-13 · updated 2026-10-23
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

An improper link resolution before file access vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Linux platforms that enables a local low privileged user to delete system files in a limited scope and disable Prisma Access Agent. The Prisma Access Agent on macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent: before 26.2.2 — fixed in 26.2.2
• Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent: before 26.2.2 — fixed in 26.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent 26.2.2; Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent 26.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0291

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