CVE-2025-0141

Summary

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows.

The GlobalProtect app on 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
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.2.0 < 6.2.8affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.1.0affected
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.0.0affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-426: CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

Workarounds

No workaround or mitigation is available.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

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

References