TI-2022-00016 Aliases CVE-2022-0021 GHSA-c8q6-g23p-58gh

GlobalProtect App: Information Exposure Vulnerability When Using Connect Before Logon

LOW 24CWE-532Published 2022-02-10 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows that logs the cleartext credentials of the connecting GlobalProtect user when authenticating using Connect Before Logon feature. This issue impacts GlobalProtect App 5.2 versions earlier than 5.2.9 on Windows. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00224 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks): 5.2.9

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
Palo Alto Networks	GlobalProtect App	5.2 to before 5.2.9	5.2.9	Patch available	CNA
Palo Alto Networks	GlobalProtect App	—	—	No fix listed	CNA

GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 5.2 to before 5.2.9 Fixed in 5.2.9 Patch available CNA
GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect::::::::	5.2 to before 5.2.9	Vulnerable	CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 to before 5.2.9 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 5.2.9

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2022-02-10
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 5.2.9
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-00011 GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability When Using Connect Before LogonPriority LOW 33
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0021
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c8q6-g23p-58gh

References

Advisory 1

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0021

TI-2024-08782 Expedition: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
TI-2024-03172 PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtect KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2020-01936 PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in SAML Authentication KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2017-11675 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-00239 PAN-OS: Unauthenticated user initiated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User-ID™ Authentication Portal KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2024-08784 Expedition: SQL Injection Leads to Firewall Admin Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2

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Sources

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