CVE-2025-0117highCWE-807

CVE-2025-0117: high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

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21Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 7.1epss 0.2%
A reliance on untrusted input for a security decision in the GlobalProtect app on Windows devices potentially enables a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. GlobalProtect App on macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP App are not affected.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Affected products
Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect AppPalo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect UWP App
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