GlobalProtect App: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability during connection to Portal or Gateway (Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.39 % · percentile 33 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtectâ„¢ app that enables a man in the middle attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. This vulnerability is triggered during the processing of requests and responses exchanged between Portal and Gateway. The GlobalProtect app on iOS is not affected.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 5.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 5.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-30101
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-0250
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0596 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Palo Alto Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*≥ 6.0.0 < 6.0.12cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*≥ 6.0.0 < 6.0.13cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*≥ 6.0.0 < 6.0.13cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*≥ 6.0.0 < 6.0.15cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*≥ 6.0.0 < 6.0.15cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*≥ 6.1.0 < 6.1.14cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*≥ 6.1.0 < 6.1.14cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*≥ 6.2.0 < 6.2.8cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*≥ 6.2.0 < 6.2.8cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:universal_windows_platform:*:*≥ 6.3.0 < 6.3.3cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*≥ 6.3.0 < 6.3.3cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*≥ 6.3.0 < 6.3.4cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*≥ 6.3.0 < 6.3.4cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:-:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h1:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h7:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h7:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:-:*:*:*:linux:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:-:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:-:*:*:*:universal_windows_platform:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h1:*:*:*:linux:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h1:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h2:*:*:*:linux:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h2:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h2:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h3:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h3:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h4:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h4:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h6:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h6:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h7:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h7:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h8:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h8:*:*:*:windows:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h9:*:*:*:universal_windows_platform:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h9 (6.3.3-999) ; affected 6.2.0 < 6.2.8-h10 (6.2.8-948) |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.1 < 6.1.13 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h2 (6.3.3-42) ; affected 6.0.0 < 6.0.11 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.0 < 6.0.13 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.0 < 6.0.14 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect UWP App | affected 6.3 < 6.3.3-h10 |
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect 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 |