Palo Alto Networks Security Wave: GlobalProtect Local Privilege Escalation & Prisma DLP Bypass Analysis
Analysis of Palo Alto Networks September advisories: GlobalProtect App privilege escalation, Prisma Access DLP bypass, and endpoint protection.
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Security Roundup Series: Week of September 18, 2026 • 5 min read deep dive
Palo Alto Networks has released a wave of security advisories covering local privilege escalation in GlobalProtect App on Windows and data loss prevention (DLP) bypass vulnerabilities in Prisma Access Agent.
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Vulnerability Intelligence:
CVE ID:
Palo Alto September 2026 Advisory Wave (CWE-269 / CWE-200: Privilege Escalation & DLP Security Control Bypass)
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8)
Status: 🚨 Security Advisory Wave / Endpoint Agent Updates
Affected Systems: GlobalProtect App 6.x prior to 6.2.4, Prisma Access Agent releases
Agent Inter-Process Privilege Flaws
Improper DACL enforcement on local communication pipes allows unprivileged users to execute arbitrary commands with administrative rights and circumvent DLP inspection filters during remote access sessions.
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VMSA-2026-0007: VMware Workstation & Fusion Hypervisor Flaws
CVE-2026-87886: Acronis Cyber Protect Backup LPE in CISA KEV
Palo Alto GlobalProtect & Prisma Access Security Wave
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