CVE-2025-0117
GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 6.3.3, 6.2.6, 10.2.13-h5, 10.1.14-h11
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- 1 proof of concept on GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App
From 6.3.0 · fixed in 6.3.3; From 6.2.0 · fixed in 6.2.6; From 6.1.0 · fixed in 10.2.13-h5; From 6.0.0 · fixed in 10.1.14-h11
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App
Version range not reported
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect UWP App
Version range not reported