CVE-2026-0307 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM or root on Windows, macOS, and Linux via the GlobalProtect app, enabling arbitrary command execution.
- 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-2026-0307?
CVE-2026-0307 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App, published on 10 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allows 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.
This GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android and ChromeOS is not impacted.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0307?
How do I fix CVE-2026-0307?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0307 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-0307 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0307 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v82j-7gr8-9xp6.