CVE•Published 2026-08-13•Modified 2026-09-09•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-0294Paloaltonetworks · Prisma_access_agent

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 98% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Description

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-08-13

Modified 2026-09-09

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-0294

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Paloaltonetworks Prisma Access Agent"

All exposed Paloaltonetworks Prisma Access Agent instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Prisma Access Agent"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Prisma Access Agent" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-0294