CVE-2025-0140

Summary

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on macOS devices enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to disable the app even if the GlobalProtect app configuration would not normally permit them to do so.

The GlobalProtect app on Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.3.0 < 6.3.3-h1 (6.3.3-c650)affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.2.0 < 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243)affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.1.0affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.0.0affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect AppAllunaffected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect UWP AppAllunaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-266: CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Workarounds

No workaround or mitigation is available.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

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

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