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CVE-2026-0295: GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation via Race Condition on macOS
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 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-362
Description
A race condition in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ client on macOS enables a locally authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate their privileges to root. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: before 6.0.15; from 6.2.0 before 6.2.8; from 6.3.0 before 6.3.3; 6.2.8, 6.2.8-h1, 6.2.8-h10, 6.2.8-h11, 6.2.8-h12, 6.2.8-h2 (+18) — fixed in 6.0.15, 6.2.8, 6.3.3
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: from 6.3.0 before 6.3.3-h14 (6.3.3-1121); from 6.2.0 before 6.2.8-h13 (6.2.8-1045); from 6.0.0 before 6.0.15 — fixed in 6.3.3-h14 (6.3.3-1121), 6.3.3-h14, 6.2.8-h13 (6.2.8-1045), 6.2.8-h13, 6.0.15
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.0.15, 6.2.8, 6.3.3; Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.3.3-h14 (6.3.3-1121), 6.3.3-h14, 6.2.8-h13 (6.2.8-1045), 6.2.8-h13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
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