CyberCVE

CVE-2025-0120

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Severity
High 7.1
CVSS 4.0
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.002
4.9th percentile
Discovered by
Third party
Published by the vendor
Published
Apr 11, 2025
Assigned by palo_alto

Description

A vulnerability with a privilege management mechanism in 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. However, execution requires that the local user can also successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.

Weakness: CWE-250

Affected products

Vendor Product Category Matched by
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN & Remote Access cna-assigner
Vendor-reported affected versions (3)
  • Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App
  • Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App
  • Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect UWP App

Credit

Maxime ESCOURBIAC, Michelin CERT

Vendor remediation

Version Suggested Solution GlobalProtect App 6.3 on WindowsUpgrade to 6.3.3 or laterGlobalProtect App 6.2 on Windows Upgrade to 6.2.7-1077 or 6.2.8 or later GlobalProtect App 6.1 on Windows Upgrade to 6.2.8 or later or upgrade to 6.3.3 or later GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Windows Upgrade to 6.2.8 or later or upgrade to 6.3.3 or later GlobalProtect App on macOSNo action neededGlobalProtect App on LinuxNo action neededGlobalProtect App on iOSNo action neededGlobalProtect App on AndroidNo action neededGlobalProtect UWP AppNo action needed

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