CVE-2025-0131
7.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/U:Amber
Summary
An incorrect privilege management vulnerability in the OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK used by the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. However, execution requires that the local user also successfully exploits a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPSWAT | MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK | 4.3.0 < 4.3.4451 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-266: CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Workarounds
No known workarounds or mitigations exist for this issue.
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0131
- https://www.opswat.com/docs/mdsdk/release-notes/cve-2025-0131
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