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CVE-2026-0251 Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allow a local user to…

Description

Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allow 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. The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
GlobalProtect App 6.3 6.3.0 → latest No fix stated
GlobalProtect App 6.0 6.0.0 → < 6.0.11 6.0.11
Global Protect App Versions not published

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