Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent before 4.0.3 allows attackers with administration…
Priority LOW 30Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent before 4.0.3 allows attackers with administration rights on the local station to gain SYSTEM privileges via vectors involving "image path execution hijacking."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00434 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* | up to 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company |
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* Versions up to 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15870
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hh94-w64v-333x
References
More CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company Globalprotect vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05489 GlobalProtect App: Insufficient Certificate Validation Leads to Privilege Escalation CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-08792 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.2
- TI-2024-03415 DHCP routing options can manipulate interface-based VPN traffic CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2025-03765 GlobalProtect: Authenticated Code Injection Through Wildcard on macOS CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2021-02195 GlobalProtect App: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability When Connecting to Portal or Gateway CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-00009 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-15870 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15870 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hh94-w64v-333x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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