Description
Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app allow a local user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows and root on macOS and Linux. This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges. The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 4.0
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)
High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)
High
Availability (Vulnerable System)
High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)
None
Integrity (Subsequent System)
None
Availability (Subsequent System)
None
E
Unchanged
AU
None
R
Unchanged
V
D
RE
M
U
Amber
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks / Global Protect AppAll – All
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.11 – 6.0.11
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.10 – 6.0.10
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.8 – 6.0.8
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.7 – 6.0.7
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.6 – 6.0.6
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.5 – 6.0.5
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.4 – 6.0.4
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.3 – 6.0.3
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.2 – 6.0.2
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.1 – 6.0.1
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.0 – 6.0.0
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.12 – 6.0.12
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.11 – 6.0.11
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.10 – 6.0.10
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.8 – 6.0.8
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.7 – 6.0.7
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.6 – 6.0.6
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.12 – 6.0.12
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.4 – 6.0.4
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.3 – 6.0.3
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.2 – 6.0.2
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.1 – 6.0.1
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.0 – 6.0.0
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.12 – 6.0.12
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.11 – 6.0.11
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.10 – 6.0.10
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.8 – 6.0.8
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.7 – 6.0.7
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.6 – 6.0.6
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.5 – 6.0.5
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.4 – 6.0.4
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.3 – 6.0.3
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.2 – 6.0.2
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.1 – 6.0.1
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.0 – 6.0.0
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.5 – 6.0.5