CVE-2024-9473
5.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM through the use of the repair functionality offered by the .msi file used to install GlobalProtect.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 5.1 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.0 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.1 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.2.0 < 6.2.5 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.3 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-250: CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
CVE Program Container
Additional References
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9473
- https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/local-privilege-escalation-via-msi-installer-in-palo-alto-networks-globalprotect/
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