# CVE-2026-0271: Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation by Authorized Users

> Local users on Linux can exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Prisma Access Agent to execute code with elevated privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`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:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wmww-3qhp-47r4

## What is CVE-2026-0271?

CVE-2026-0271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent, published on 10 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0271?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paloaltonetworks Prisma Access Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-0271?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-0271 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0271 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent

- [CVE-2026-0248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0248/): Prisma Access Agent: Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2026-0294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0294/): Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2026-0246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0246/): Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2026-0247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0247/): Prisma Access Agent Endpoint DLP: Authorization Bypass Vulnerabilities (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2026-0278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0278/): Prisma Access Agent: Multiple DLP Policy Bypass Vulnerabilities on Windows (medium 5.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-0271 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-0271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent, published on 10 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0271 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0271/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0271/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0271
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0271
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-0271

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0271/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.