CVE-2025-0141
GlobalProtect App: 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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean?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-h1 (6.3.3-c650), 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243), 6.2.8
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or 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
An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows. The GlobalProtect app on 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-h1 (6.3.3-c650); From 6.2.0 · fixed in 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243)
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App
Version range not reported
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect UWP App
Version range not reported
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App
From 6.2.0 · fixed in 6.2.8