CVE-2026-0271 Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation by Authorized Users (Severity: MEDIUM)
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Local privilege escalation by authorized users is possible.
- Who is affected
- Authorized users of the Prisma Access Agent are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is necessary due to the medium severity of the vulnerability.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Prisma Access Agent.
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Details
Original advisory: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0271
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-02710.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 1% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-0271 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Prisma Access Agent
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- unknownCVE-2026-0278: Multiple protection mechanism failures in the Prisma Access Agent Data Loss Prevention (DLP) co…nvd · 2026-07-09
- unknownCVE-2026-0277: An improper certificate validation vulnerability in the Prisma® Access Agent for iOS enables an…nvd · 2026-07-09
- mediumCVE-2026-0278 Prisma Access Agent: Multiple DLP Policy Bypass Vulnerabilities on Windows (Severity: MEDIUM)paloalto · 2026-07-08
- mediumCVE-2026-0277 Prisma Access Agent: Improper Certificate Validation on iOS (Severity: MEDIUM)paloalto · 2026-07-08
- mediumCVE-2026-0268 Prisma Access Agent: Local Authenticated VPN Enforcement Bypass on Linux (Severity: MEDIUM)paloalto · 2026-06-10
- mediumCVE-2026-0247 Prisma Access Agent Endpoint DLP: Authorization Bypass Vulnerabilities (Severity: MEDIUM)paloalto · 2026-05-13
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