CVE-2025-0117

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.

CVSS v4.0

7.1 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

EPSS

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 6th percentile

Published

2025-03-12

Updated

2026-02-26

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• s3c/globalprotect-ca-cert-ipc

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2025-0108
• CVE-2025-0133
• CVE-2025-0107
• CVE-2025-0168
• CVE-2025-0087
• CVE-2025-0171