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CVE-2025-2183

GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Leads to Privilege Escalation

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 6.3.3-h2 (6.3.3-c676), 6.2.8-h3 (6.2.8-c263), 6.3.3, 11.1.10
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

An insufficient certificate validation issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enables attackers to connect the GlobalProtect app to arbitrary servers. This can enable a local non-administrative operating system user or an attacker on the same subnet to install malicious root certificates on the endpoint and subsequently install malicious software signed by the malicious root certificates on that endpoint.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App

    From 6.3.0 · fixed in 6.3.3-h2 (6.3.3-c676); From 6.2.0 · fixed in 6.2.8-h3 (6.2.8-c263)

  • Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App

    From 6.3.0 · fixed in 6.3.3; From 6.2.0 · fixed in 11.1.10

  • Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App

    Version range not reported

  • Palo Alto Networks Global Protect UWP App

    Version range not reported

References 1

security.paloaltonetworks.com