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CVE-2026-0251
Summary

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.

Publication Date May 14, 2026, 4:16 a.m.
Registration Date May 15, 2026, 4:22 a.m.
Last Update May 15, 2026, 1:21 a.m.
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