Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent
CVE-2026-0293
A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables a local attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the anti-tamper protection, enabling unauthorized access to protected processes and files. The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0293 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-0293?
- CVE-2026-0293 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2026-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2026-0293?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.