Description
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 breakdown
CVSS 4.0
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Passive
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)
None
Integrity (Vulnerable System)
High
Availability (Vulnerable System)
None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)
High
Integrity (Subsequent System)
High
Availability (Subsequent System)
High
AU
None
R
Unchanged
V
D
RE
M
U
Amber
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks / GlobalProtect UWP AppAll – All
- paloaltonetworks / globalprotect_app6.3.1 – 6.3.1
- paloaltonetworks / globalprotect_app6.3.0 – 6.3.0
- paloaltonetworks / globalprotect_app6.2.4 – 6.2.4
- paloaltonetworks / globalprotect_app6.3.2 – 6.3.2
- paloaltonetworks / globalprotect_app6.2.2 – 6.2.2
- paloaltonetworks / globalprotect_app6.2.1 – 6.2.1
- paloaltonetworks / globalprotect_app6.2.0 – 6.2.0
- paloaltonetworks / globalprotect_app6.2.3 – 6.2.3