What is CVE-2026-0246?

CVE-2026-0246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-0246?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apple Macos

CVE-2026-0246

A vulnerability with a privilege management mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent® enables a locally authenticated non-administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (4.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent — versions 0, All
Paloaltonetworks Prisma_access_agent

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-0246?: CVE-2026-0246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-0246?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.