GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on macOS
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enables a local user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS. This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android and Chrome OS is not affected by this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-0315
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-0315
GlobalProtect App
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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GlobalProtect App
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*",
"cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*",
"cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*",
"cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*",
"cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*",
"cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*",
"cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*",
"cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*",
"cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*",
"cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*",
"cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*",
"cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*"
],
"vendor": "Palo Alto Networks",
"product": "GlobalProtect App",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"changes": [
{
"at": "6.2.8-h15",
"status": "unaffected"
}
],
"version": "6.2.0",
"lessThan": "6.2.8-h15",
"versionType": "custom"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"changes": [
{
"at": "6.3.3-h16",
"status": "unaffected"
}
],
"version": "6.3.0",
"lessThan": "6.3.3-h16",
"versionType": "custom"
}
],
"platforms": [
"macOS"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"vendor": "Palo Alto Networks",
"product": "GlobalProtect App",
"versions": [
{
"status": "unaffected",
"changes": [
{
"at": "12.2.4",
"status": "unaffected"
}
],
"version": "All",
"lessThan": "12.2.4",
"versionType": "custom"
}
],
"platforms": [
"Linux",
"Windows",
"iOS",
"Android",
"ChromeOS"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-0315
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Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #32307 · Revision 1
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