SB20260816146 - Privilege escalation in Prisma Access Agent on Windows and macOS
Published: August 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260816146
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-0294)
CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CVSSv4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled search path element in Prisma Access Agent app when loading resources on the local system. A local userr can place a malicious file in a searched path to execute code with elevated privileges.
No special configuration is required to be affected by this issue.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.