Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Prisma Access Agent for Linux - CVE-2026-0271

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Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Prisma Access Agent for Linux - CVE-2026-0271

Published: June 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU134588
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-0271
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Prisma Access Agent for Linux

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in the Prisma Access Agent app when running on Linux devices. A local user can execute code to escalate privileges.

No special configuration is required to be affected by this issue.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-0271

Install security update from vendor's website.

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