CVE
GlobalProtect App: Incorrect Privilege Management Vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK on Windows
- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.3.4822
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
Do first: Upgrade to a fixed version: 4.3.4822.
- Last modified
- Whether it needs action now or is a reference record, by fixed rules, with why. Last checked is when cve.now last re-read it.What do these mean? →
- Reference
- Last checked
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 6/100 · provisional
- 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
Summary
The OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK, used by the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows, has an incorrect privilege management flaw. An attacker who already has a non-administrative account on the local Windows machine can exploit it to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges.
Written by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 from the sources below. Verify against them.
Read the original description
An incorrect privilege management vulnerability in the OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK used by the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure?/25Unknown. No advisory context yet
- Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
- Severity5.9/10CVSS 5.9
- No patch0/5No signal
What would change the score
- Would score about 61 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 56 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 28 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed version: 4.3.4822.
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What cve.now has for CVE-2026-0324 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK: from 4.3.0, fixed in 4.3.4822
Fixed versions: 4.3.4822.
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-0324 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
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- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0324
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- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK
From 4.3.0 · fixed in 4.3.4822
Evidence 3
CVE record · 2
Establishes: The identifier and description.
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Corrections
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Questions about CVE-2026-0324
Is CVE-2026-0324 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0324?
MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK: from 4.3.0 before 4.3.4822.Source: cve.now feed data
How do I fix CVE-2026-0324?
Upgrade to a fixed version: 4.3.4822.Source: cve.now feed data