CVE-2022-0016

Summary

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists within the Connect Before Logon feature of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app that enables a local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM or root privileges when authenticating with Connect Before Logon under certain circumstances. This issue impacts GlobalProtect app 5.2 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.2.9 on Windows and MacOS. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App5.2 < 5.2.9affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App5.3.*unaffected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App5.1.* < 5.1*unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-703: CWE-703 Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Workarounds

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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