GlobalProtect App: Insufficient Certificate Validation Leads to Privilege Escalation (Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.46 % · percentile 73 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
An insufficient certification validation issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app enables attackers to connect the GlobalProtect app to arbitrary servers. This can enable a local non-administrative operating system user or an attacker on the same subnet to install malicious root certificates on the endpoint and subsequently install malicious software signed by the malicious root certificates on that endpoint. Please subscribe to our RSS feed https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/rss.xml to be alerted to new updates to this and other advisories.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/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:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber | NVD · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-47137
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-5921
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0695 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Palo Alto Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1020 — Vulnérabilité dans Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*≥ 6.1.0 < 6.1.6cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*≥ 6.1.0 < 6.1.7cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*≥ 6.1.0 < 6.2.1cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*≥ 6.1.0 < 6.2.6cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*≥ 6.1.0 < 6.2.6cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*≥ 6.3.0 < 6.3.2cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*≥ 6.3.0 < 6.3.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.3.0 < 6.3.2 ; affected 6.2.0 < 6.2.6 ; affected 6.1.0 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.3.0 < 6.3.2 ; affected 6.2.0 < 6.2.6-c857 ; affected 6.1.0 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.2.0 < 6.2.1-c31 ; affected 6.1.0 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.1.0 < 6.1.6 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.1.0 < 6.1.7 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | unaffected 6.0.0 ; unaffected 5.1.0 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.2.0 < 6.2.6 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |