CVE-2026-0291 PUBLISHED

Prisma Access Agent: Authenticated Limited File Deletion on Linux

Assigner: palo_alto
Reserved: 03.11.2025 Published: 13.08.2026 Updated: 13.08.2026

An improper link resolution before file access vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent on Linux platforms that enables a local low privileged user to delete system files in a limited scope and disable Prisma Access Agent.

The Prisma Access Agent on macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
CVSS Score: 1.1

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Local	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	Low	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	Low	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	Palo Alto Networks
Product	Prisma Access Agent
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 26.2.2 (excl.)

Vendor	Palo Alto Networks
Product	Prisma Access Agent
Versions	Default: unaffected Version All is unaffected

Exploits

Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.

Workarounds

No known workarounds or mitigations exist for this issue.

Credits

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References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0291

Problem Types

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') CWE

Impacts

CAPEC-132 Symlink Attack