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No action needed.\nPrisma Access Agent All on macOS                             No action needed.\nPrisma Access Agent All on iOS                               No action needed.\nPrisma Access Agent All on Android                           No action needed.\nPrisma Access Agent All on Chrome OS                         No action needed.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "<table class=\"tbl\"><thead><tr><th>Version<br></th><th>Minor Version<br></th><th>Suggested Solution<br></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr>\n                                    <td>Prisma Access Agent   on Linux<br></td>\n                                    <td>25.7 through 26.2.0</td>\n                                    <td>Upgrade to 26.2.1 or later.</td>\n                                </tr><tr><td>Prisma Access Agent All on Windows<br></td><td></td><td>No action needed.</td></tr><tr><td>Prisma Access Agent All on macOS<br></td><td></td><td>No action needed.</td></tr><tr><td>Prisma 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