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CVE-2026-0315— GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on macOS

Quick assessment

Affected
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ 应用程序在 macOS 平台存在一个本地特权提升漏洞。该漏洞允许本地用户将自身权限提升至 root 级别，从而使非管理员用户能够以管理员权限执行任意命令。 值得注意的是，运行在 Linux、Windows、iOS、Android 和 Chrome OS 平台上的 GlobalProtect 应用程序不受此漏洞影响。

CVSS 5.9 · Medium EPSS 0.10% · P1

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1548 · Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

Affected Version Matrix 3

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.2.0< 6.2.8-h15 affected
6.3.0< 6.3.3-h16 affected
All< 12.2.4 unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-0315

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on macOS
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.2.0 ~ 6.2.8-h15 cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App - -

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0315 (1)

Same Patch Batch · Palo Alto Networks · 2026-10-14 · 12 CVEs total

CVE-2026-0322 8.5 HIGH PAN-OS: Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in the Management Interface
CVE-2026-0321 6.6 MEDIUM PAN-OS: Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerabilities in Network Services
CVE-2026-0313 6.1 MEDIUM Cortex XSOAR: OS Command Injection Vulnerability
CVE-2026-0320 5.7 MEDIUM PAN-OS: Authenticated Admin Command Injection Vulnerability
CVE-2026-0319 4.9 MEDIUM PAN-OS: Improper Input Handling Vulnerability
CVE-2026-0318 4.6 MEDIUM PAN-OS: Denial of Service (DoS) on Panorama
CVE-2026-0314 4.3 MEDIUM GlobalProtect App: Local Denial of Service (DoS) on Windows
CVE-2026-0312 4.3 MEDIUM Checkov by Prisma Cloud: Path Traversal Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-0317 1.2 LOW PAN-OS: Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2026-0311 1.1 LOW Checkov by Prisma Cloud: Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability
CVE-2026-0316 0.4 LOW PAN-OS: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: GlobalProtect App
Same vendor: Palo Alto Networks
Same weakness: CWE-426

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