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
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 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)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 10, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 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 11× in last 7d / 57× 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. 2026-07-27 08:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-26 20:56 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-26 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-26 05:18 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-26 05:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-25 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-23 03:04 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-16 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-16 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-15 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-15 01:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-14 13:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-14 01:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-13 13:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-12 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-12 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-11 19:53 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.90
  4. 2026-07-11 19:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-10 18:19 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  6. 2026-07-10 17:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-09 09:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-08 06:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-07 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-05 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-04 21:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-03 19:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-02 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-01 15:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-30 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-29 09:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-28 07:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-27 05:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-26 03:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-06-25 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-23 23:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-23 21:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-22 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-21 19:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-20 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-06-19 14:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-06-18 12:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-06-17 10:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-16 08:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-15 17:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-06-15 06:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-14 23:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-06-14 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-06-13 02:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-06-12 00:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-06-10 23:01 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 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 23, 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 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 98.6% of all scored CVEs.
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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