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CVE-2025-0141· NVD / CVE Program· CNA palo_alto

GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

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.

HighCVSS 8.4 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 9, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 6th percentile
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Action score

33

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
33 / 40 · 8.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · palo_alto
8.4
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (palo_alto). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App

    • Allnot affected
    • 6.1.0, 6.0.0, 6.1.0, 6.0.0affected
    • 6.3.0 and later · before 6.3.3-h1 (6.3.3-c650)affectedfixed in 6.3.3-h1 (6.3.3-c650)
    • 6.2.0 and later · before 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243)affectedfixed in 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243)
    • 6.2.0 and later · before 6.2.8affectedfixed in 6.2.8

  • Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect UWP App

    • Allnot affected

Same product

palo alto networks: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-0117GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2025-2179GlobalProtect App: Non Admin User Can Disable the GlobalProtect App
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2025-0140GlobalProtect App: Non Admin User Can Disable the GlobalProtect App
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2026-0307GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
    23Monitor
  • CVE-2025-2183GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Leads to Privilege Escalation
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App6.2.8Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243)Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App6.3.3-h1 (6.3.3-c650)Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-0307428 days apartGlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
    23Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-426 · Untrusted Search Path

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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