CVE-2026-0295

HIGHNVD 7.07.0
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.0 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A race condition in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ client on macOS enables a locally authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate their privileges to root.

The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.0(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: 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
Severity70% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

September 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-0295 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation via Race Condition on macOS

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0295

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 70× 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. 2026-09-19 02:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 14:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 01:52 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-18 01:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 13:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 00:15 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-17 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-16 10:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-15 21:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-15 09:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-14 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-14 06:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-13 18:28 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-13 18:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-13 06:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-12 18:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-12 05:52 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-12 05:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-11 17:42 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-11 17:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-11 05:31 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-11 05:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-10 17:21 UTCEG score recompute 2.90
  2. 2026-09-10 17:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-10 17:17 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7 · severity → HIGH
  4. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-10 03:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-09 05:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-07 19:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-06 21:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-05 23:03 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-05 23:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-05 00:39 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-05 00:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-04 02:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-03 03:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-02 05:14 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-02 05:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-01 06:21 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-01 06:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-31 05:20 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-31 05:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-30 06:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-29 08:25 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-29 08:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-28 21:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-27 23:41 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-27 23:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-27 14:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-27 01:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-26 02:54 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-26 02:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-25 04:29 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-25 04:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-24 06:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-23 07:37 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-23 07:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-22 09:14 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-22 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-21 23:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-21 10:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-20 12:26 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-20 12:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-19 14:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-18 15:33 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-08-18 15:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-08-18 06:23 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-18 06:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-17 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-16 09:35 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-16 09:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-08-15 11:12 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-15 11:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-08-14 12:48 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-08-14 12:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-08-13 14:24 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-08-13 14:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-13 13:55 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-08-13 13:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-13 05:19 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-08-13 05:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-13 04:21 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-08-13 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-13 03:18 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-13 02:41 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-08-13 02:40 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0295?
CVE-2026-0295 is a high vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. A race condition in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ client on macOS enables a locally authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate their privileges to root. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
When was CVE-2026-0295 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0295 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on September 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0295 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0295 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 99.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0295?
CVE-2026-0295 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0295?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0295, 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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