GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Priority LOW 33CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00386 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks): 5.1.12, 6.0.8, 6.1.2 +1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 5.1 to before 5.1.12; 6.0 to before 6.0.8; 6.1 to before 6.1.2; 6.2 to before 6.2.1 | 5.1.12, 6.0.8, 6.1.2, 6.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 5.1 to before 5.1.12; 6.0 to before 6.0.8; 6.1 to before 6.1.2; 6.2 to before 6.2.1 Fixed in 5.1.12, 6.0.8, 6.1.2, 6.2.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 5.1.0 to before 5.1.12; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.8; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.2 | Vulnerable | CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company |
| cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 6.2.0 | Vulnerable | CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company |
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 5.1.0 to before 5.1.12; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.8; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 6.2.0 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 5.1.12, 6.0.8, 6.1.2, 6.2.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2432
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fhrm-j7c4-p862
References
More Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-2432 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-2432 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fhrm-j7c4-p862 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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