SB20260816156 - Race condition in GlobalProtect App for macOS
Published: August 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260816156
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) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-0295)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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 to root.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the GlobalProtect client on macOS when handling concurrent operations on a shared resource. A local user can trigger the race condition to escalate privileges to root.
No special configuration is required to be affected by this issue.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.