CVE-2025-0117

HIGH7.1

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Published Mar 12, 2025

Modified 10 months ago

No fix available

Details

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.

References

ADVISORYhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0117 ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0117

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v4.0

7.1

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Attack Requirements

NoneAT:N

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

PassiveUI:P

Vulnerable System

Vuln. Confidentiality

NoneVC:N

Vuln. Integrity

HighVI:H

Vuln. Availability

NoneVA:N

Subsequent System

Subseq. Confidentiality

HighSC:H

Subseq. Integrity

HighSI:H

Subseq. Availability

HighSA:H

7.1/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/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

CWE-807

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 12, 2025

ModifiedMar 13, 2025