CVE-2026-0246 Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Medium 5.9 Published 13 May 2026 Updated 13 May 2026

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Prisma Access Agent allows non-admin users to gain root or SYSTEM privileges, enabling arbitrary code execution and sensitive data access.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-0246?

CVE-2026-0246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent, published on 13 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability with a privilege management mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent® enables a locally authenticated non-administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows. This allows the user to execute arbitrary code and read sensitive information otherwise accessible only to privileged accounts.

The Prisma Access Agent on iOS, Android and Chrome OS are not affected.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0246?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Prisma Access Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2026-0246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-0246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mjp7-qvjx-36p7.