VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-0271
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.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 0.11%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS: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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.11% probability · 1th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- paloaltonetworks/prisma access agent
- Source
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0271Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.