CVE-2026-0271

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-11. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent app on Linux devices enables a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.

This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or ChromeOS.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
1.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 10, 2026

Last Modified

July 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-0271 Prisma Access Agent: Local Privilege Escalation by Authorized Users

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0271

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0271(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 58× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-16 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-16 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-15 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-15 01:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-14 13:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-14 01:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-13 13:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-12 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-12 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-11 19:53 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.90
  21. 2026-07-11 19:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-10 18:19 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  23. 2026-07-10 17:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-09 09:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-08 06:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-07 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-05 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-04 21:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-03 19:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-02 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-01 15:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-30 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-06-29 09:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-28 07:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-27 05:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-26 03:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-25 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-23 23:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-06-23 21:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-22 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-21 19:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-20 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-19 14:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-06-18 12:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-17 10:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-16 08:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-15 17:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-15 06:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-14 23:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-06-14 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-06-13 02:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-06-12 00:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-06-10 23:01 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-06-10 23:00 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0271?
CVE-2026-0271 is a high vulnerability published on June 10, 2026. A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent app on Linux devices enables a local user to execute code with elevated privileges. This does not impact Prisma Access Agent on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or ChromeOS.
When was CVE-2026-0271 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0271 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 10, 2026, with the most recent update on July 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0271 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0271 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0271?
CVE-2026-0271 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0271?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0271, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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