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CVE-2025-0120CVE-2025-0120 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Exploit MaturityUNREPORTED
Response EffortMODERATE
RecoveryUSER
Value DensityCONCENTRATED
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Attack RequirementsPRESENT
AutomatableNO
User InteractionNONE
Product ConfidentialityNONE
Product IntegrityHIGH
Product AvailabilityNONE
Privileges RequiredLOW
Subsequent ConfidentialityHIGH
Subsequent IntegrityHIGH
Subsequent AvailabilityHIGH
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.
Product Status
Required Configuration for Exposure
No special configuration is required to be affected by this issue.
Severity:MEDIUM, Suggested Urgency:MODERATE
A local Windows user (or malware) with non-administrative rights elevates their privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM.
MEDIUM- CVSS-BT: 4.0 /CVSS-B: 7.1 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber)
Exploitation Status
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
Weakness Type and Impact
CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation
Solution
| Version | Suggested Solution |
|---|---|
| GlobalProtect App 6.3 on Windows | Upgrade to 6.3.3 or later |
| GlobalProtect App 6.2 on Windows | Upgrade to 6.2.7-h3 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 macOS | No action needed |
| GlobalProtect App on Linux | No action needed |
| GlobalProtect App on iOS | No action needed |
| GlobalProtect App on Android | No action needed |
| GlobalProtect UWP App | No action needed |
Workarounds and Mitigations
No workaround or mitigation is available.
Acknowledgments
Palo Alto Networks thanks Maxime ESCOURBIAC, Michelin CERT and Yassine BENGANA, Abicom for Michelin CERT for discovering and reporting the issue.
CPEs
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Timeline
Initial Publication
