CVE-2026-0271

EUVD-2026-36147
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent app on Linux devices enables a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.



This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or ChromeOS.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 1%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
paloaltonetworksprisma_access_agent
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< 26.2.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0271