CVE-2025-0117

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.3.0 < 6.3.3affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.2.0 < 6.2.6affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.1.0 < 10.2.14affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.0.0 < 10.1.14-h11affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect AppAll < 6.3.3unaffected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect UWP AppAllunaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-807: CWE-807 Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision

Workarounds

No workaround or mitigation is available.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

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