GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability (Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.16 % · percentile 6 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
A reliance on untrusted input for a security decision in the GlobalProtect app on Windows devices potentially enables a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. GlobalProtect App on macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP App are not affected.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-807 — Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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:N/PR:L/UI:P/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) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-7351
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-0117
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0204 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Palo Alto Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.3.0 < 6.3.3 ; affected 6.2.0 < 6.2.6 ; affected 6.1.0 < 10.2.14 ; affected 6.0.0 < 10.1.14-h11 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | unaffected All < 6.3.3 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect UWP App | unaffected All |
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 |