Medium · CVSS 5.9CVE-2026-0315

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on macOSCVE-2026-0315

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-0315 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on macOS. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Palo Alto Networks/GlobalProtect App (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Oct 14, 2026Updated Oct 14, 2026Source checked Oct 14, 2026First seen by HOL Oct 14, 2026Material review Oct 14, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.9
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Palo Alto Networks/GlobalProtect App (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Palo Alto Networks/GlobalProtect Appgeneric	>=6.2.0 <6.2.8-h15 \|\| >=6.3.0 <6.3.3-h16	6.2.8-h15, 6.3.3-h16

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Palo Alto Networks/GlobalProtect App.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported workaround: No known workarounds exist for this issue.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Oct 14, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Oct 14, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Oct 14, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencesecurity.paloaltonetworks.com

Upstream source description

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.

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