Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories /CVE-2024-5908CVE-2024-5908 GlobalProtect App: Encrypted Credential Exposure via Log FilesUrgencyMODERATEResponse EffortMODERATERecoveryUSERValue DensityDIFFUSEAttack VectorNETWORKAttack ComplexityLOWAttack RequirementsPRESENTAutomatableNOUser InteractionACTIVEProduct ConfidentialityLOWProduct IntegrityNONEProduct AvailabilityNONEPrivileges RequiredNONESubsequent ConfidentialityHIGHSubsequent IntegrityHIGHSubsequent AvailabilityHIGHNVDJSON Published2024-06-12 Updated2024-06-12ReferenceGPC-18597DiscoveredexternallyDescriptionA problem with the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app can result in exposure of encrypted user credentials, used for connecting to GlobalProtect, in application logs. Normally, these application logs are only viewable by local users and are included when generating logs for troubleshooting purposes. This means that these encrypted credentials are exposed to recipients of the application logs.Product StatusVersionsAffectedUnaffectedGlobalProtect App 6.2< 6.2.3>= 6.2.3GlobalProtect App 6.1< 6.1.3>= 6.1.3GlobalProtect App 6.0< 6.0.8>= 6.0.8GlobalProtect App 5.1< 5.1.12>= 5.1.12Severity:MEDIUMCVSSv4.0Base Score:5.5 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber)Exploitation StatusPalo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.Weakness TypeCWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileSolutionThis issue is fixed in GlobalProtect app 5.1.12, GlobalProtect app 6.0.8, GlobalProtect app 6.1.3, GlobalProtect app 6.2.3, and all later GlobalProtect app versions.Customers looking to protect against the impact of this encrypted password disclosure should first delete PanGPS.log files from the GlobalProtect installation directory on all endpoints and then force a rotation of user passwords that are used to connect to GlobalProtect.AcknowledgmentsPalo Alto Networks thanks Denis Faiustov and Ruslan Sayfiev of GMO Cybersecurity by IERAE for discovering and reporting this issue.Timeline2024-06-12Initial publication