PT-2026-40752 · Palo Alto Networks · Globalprotect

Published 2026-05-13 · Updated 2026-05-20 · CVE-2026-0251

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app (affected versions not specified)

Description Multiple local privilege escalation issues in the GlobalProtect app allow a local user to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM on Windows and root on macOS and Linux. This allows a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-07117

CVE-2026-0251

Affected Products

Globalprotect

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-07117 · Security Note
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0251 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0251 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2054709280188821935 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/f1tym1/status/2055626656568492249 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2054739996540555491 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/paloaltonetworks/comments/1tiulf5/important_update_globalprotect_633h10_c1011 · Reddit Post