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This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges.\n\nThe GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected."}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2026-0251","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0251"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2026-0251","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0251"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allow a local user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM on Windows and root on macOS and Linux. This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges.\n\nThe GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected."}],"scores":[{"cvss_v4":{"version":"4.0","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","Automatable":"NO","Recovery":"USER","valueDensity":"DIFFUSE","vulnerabilityResponseEffort":"MODERATE","providerUrgency":"AMBER","exploitMaturity":"UNREPORTED","baseSeverity":"HIGH","baseScore":8.5,"threatSeverity":"MEDIUM","threatScore":5.9,"vectorString":"CVSS: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/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber"},"products":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-142","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-134","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-137","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-116","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-99"]}]}]}