CVE-2026-0315 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.
Required Configuration for Exposure
No special configuration is required to be affected by this issue.
Severity: MEDIUM, Suggested Urgency: MODERATE
CVSS-BT: 5.9 / CVSS-B: 8.5 ( 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:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber )
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
Weakness Type and Impact
CWE-426 Untrusted Path
CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation
Version Minor Version Suggested Solution GlobalProtect App 6.3 on macOS 6.3.0 through 6.3.3-h15 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h16 ( 6.3.3-1199 ) or later. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on macOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.8-h14 Upgrade to 6.2.8-h15 (6.2.8-1084) or later. GlobalProtect App on Linux No action needed. GlobalProtect App on Windows No action needed. GlobalProtect App on iOS No action needed. GlobalProtect App on Android No action needed. GlobalProtect App on ChromeOS No action needed.
Workarounds and Mitigations
No known workarounds exist for this issue.
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:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:*:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* is vulnerable from (including)6.2.8 and up to (excluding)6.2.8-h15
OR cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:*:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:* is vulnerable from (including)6.3.3 and up to (excluding)6.3.3-h16
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