GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Leads to Privilege Escalation (Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.12 % · percentile 2 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
An insufficient certificate validation issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtectâ„¢ 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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/U:Amber | palo_alto |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:X/U:Amber | NVD · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-24616
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-2183
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0695 — 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-h2 (6.3.3-c676) ; affected 6.2.0 < 6.2.8-h3 (6.2.8-c263) ; affected 6.1.0 ; affected 6.0.0 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.3.0 < 6.3.3 ; affected 6.2.0 < 11.1.10 ; affected 6.1.0 ; affected 6.0.0 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | unaffected All |
| Palo Alto Networks · Global Protect 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 |