ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
MEDIUM
Received
CVE-2026-0294
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent app on Windows and macOS devices enables a local user to execute code with elevated privileges. The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, iOS, Android, and ChromeOS is not affected.
Published 13 Aug 2026, 03:16 UTC
Last modified 13 Aug 2026, 03:16 UTC
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Attack profile
The conditions required to exploit this vulnerability and its potential impact.
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Not assessed
Confidentiality
Not assessed
Integrity
Not assessed
Availability
Not assessed
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Affected products
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NVD has not published structured affected-product data for this record.
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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