Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App
CVE-2026-0295
A race condition in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ client on macOS enables a locally authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate their privileges to root. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (0.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.1% 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
- Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App — versions 6.3.0, 6.2.0, 6.0.0
- Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect — versions 6.2.8, 6.3.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0295 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-0295?
- CVE-2026-0295 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2026-0295?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.