CVE-2026-0293
Prisma Access Agent: Anti-Tamper Protection Bypass on Windows
A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables a local attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the anti-tamper protection, enabling unauthorized access to protected processes and files.
The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Prisma Access Agent: Anti-Tamper Protection Bypass on Windows
A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables a local attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the anti-tamper protection, enabling unauthorized access to protected processes and files.
The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
- Record
CVE-2026-0293- CVSS 4.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-57707
A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables a local attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the anti-tamper protection, enabling unauthorized access to protected processes and files.
The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
- Record
EUVD-2026-57707- CVSS 4.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m2c3-xjg5-x7hm
A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables a local attacker...
A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables a local attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the anti-tamper protection, enabling unauthorized access to protected processes and files.
The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
- Record
GHSA-m2c3-xjg5-x7hm- CVSS 4.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:X/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Windows enables a local attacker with administrator privileges to bypass the anti-tamper protection, enabling unauthorized access to protected processes and files.
The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
- Record
CVE-2026-0293- CVSS 4.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:X/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-0293 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent, published August 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.