CVE-2025-0117
GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.2%
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
- Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App · GlobalProtect UWP App
- CVSS v4.0 PALOALTONETWORKS
- 7.1 HIGH
CVSS: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, 5th percentile
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- Updated
- 2026-02-26
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- s3c/globalprotect-ca-cert-ipc0★ · 2025-03-14