CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-0315

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Oct 14, 2026Sources checked Oct 21, 2026

5.9MEDIUMCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-0315 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.9. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

What to do next

Remediation and response

Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories guidance

Vendor revision: Oct 14, 2026

Vendor remediation details

VERSION MINOR VERSION SUGGESTED SOLUTION GlobalProtect App 6.3 on macOS 6.3.0 through 6.3.3-h15 Upgrade to 6.3.3-h16 (6.3.3-1199) or later. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on macOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.8-h14 Upgrade to 6.2.8-h15 (6.2.8-1084) or later. GlobalProtect App on Linux No action needed. GlobalProtect App on Windows No action needed. GlobalProtect App on iOS No action needed. GlobalProtect App on Android No action needed. GlobalProtect App on ChromeOS No action needed.

Vendor-listed releases

GlobalProtect App 6.2 >= 6.2.8-h15 (6.2.8-1084) on macOS
GlobalProtect App 6.3 >= 6.3.3-h16 (6.3.3-1199) on macOS
GlobalProtect App All on Linux, All on Windows, All on iOS, All on Android, All on ChromeOS

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS0.1%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-0315?

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enables a local user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS. This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges.

The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android and Chrome OS is not affected by this vulnerability.

Source: NVD