CVE-2026-0275: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Browser
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser allows a locally authenticated administrator with access to the macOS local filesystem to perform actions on the device with root privileges. This issue only affects Prisma® Browser on macOS.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-0275) involves improper privilege management (CWE-269) in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Browser on macOS. A local attacker with administrator access to the macOS filesystem can escalate privileges to root, potentially allowing unauthorized root-level actions on the device. The vulnerability is confirmed in Prisma Browser version 150.33.2.0. There is no vendor advisory or patch information currently available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local administrator access on macOS can escalate privileges to root, which may allow execution of actions with the highest system privileges. However, the overall severity is low, and exploitation requires prior local administrator access and filesystem access, limiting the attack scope.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict local administrator access and monitor for suspicious activity. No official remediation or temporary fix has been provided by the vendor at this time.
CVE-2026-0275: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Browser
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser allows a locally authenticated administrator with access to the macOS local filesystem to perform actions on the device with root privileges. This issue only affects Prisma® Browser on macOS.
CVSS v4.0
Score 2.0low
Affected software
pkg:github/paloaltonetworks/prisma-browserRun on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-0275) involves improper privilege management (CWE-269) in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Browser on macOS. A local attacker with administrator access to the macOS filesystem can escalate privileges to root, potentially allowing unauthorized root-level actions on the device. The vulnerability is confirmed in Prisma Browser version 150.33.2.0. There is no vendor advisory or patch information currently available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local administrator access on macOS can escalate privileges to root, which may allow execution of actions with the highest system privileges. However, the overall severity is low, and exploitation requires prior local administrator access and filesystem access, limiting the attack scope.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict local administrator access and monitor for suspicious activity. No official remediation or temporary fix has been provided by the vendor at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- palo_alto
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-03T20:44:34.621Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a4ffe7a68715ace43fdfbc1
Added to database: 07/09/2026, 20:03:06 UTC
Last enriched: 07/17/2026, 09:21:47 UTC
Last updated: 08/23/2026, 10:52:06 UTC
Views: 101
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