Is CVE-2026-0271 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-0271 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-0271?

CVE-2026-0271 has a CVSS v4 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-0271?

CVE-2026-0271 has an EPSS score of 0.11% (1th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2026-0271?

No published fix for CVE-2026-0271 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-0271

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v4

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v4 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

Impact

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

Exploit Intelligence

0.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

1stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 1% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

security.paloaltonetworks.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-17.