CVE•Published 2026-08-13•Modified 2026-09-03•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-0299Paloaltonetworks · Globalprotect

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 91% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path

Description

Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enable 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. The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

Timeline

Published 2026-08-13

Modified 2026-09-03

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB 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-2026-0299

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect"

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

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Globalprotect"

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

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-0299