GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation via Race Condition on macOS (Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.11 % · percentile 1 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
A race condition in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtectâ„¢ client on macOS enables a locally authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate their privileges to root. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 4.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 4.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-57709
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-0295
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1014 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Palo Alto Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*< 6.0.15cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*≥ 6.2.0 < 6.2.8cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*≥ 6.3.0 < 6.3.3cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:-:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h1:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h10:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h11:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h12:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h2:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h3:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h4:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h5:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h6:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h7:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h8:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.8:h9:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:-:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h1:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h11:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h12:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h2:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h3:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h4:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h6:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h7:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h8:*:*:*:macos:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.3.3:h9:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App | affected 6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h14 (6.3.3-1121) ; affected 6.2.0 < 6.2.8-h13 (6.2.8-1045) ; affected 6.0.0 < 6.0.15 |
| 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 |