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TI-2024-05489 Aliases CVE-2024-5921GHSA-ccr5-hmvm-37q5

GlobalProtect App: Insufficient Certificate Validation Leads to Privilege Escalation

Priority HIGH 66CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

An insufficient certification validation issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app enables attackers to connect the GlobalProtect app to arbitrary servers. This can enable a local non-administrative operating system user or an attacker on the same subnet to install malicious root certificates on the endpoint and subsequently install malicious software signed by the malicious root certificates on that endpoint. Please subscribe to our RSS feed https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/rss.xml to be alerted to new updates to this and other advisories.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01456 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks): 6.3.2, 6.2.6, 6.2.6-c857 +5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.3.0 to before 6.3.2; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.6; 6.1.06.3.2, 6.2.6Patch availableCNA
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.3.0 to before 6.3.2; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.6-c857; 6.1.06.3.2, 6.2.6-c857Patch availableCNA
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.2.0 to before 6.2.1-c31; 6.1.06.2.1-c31Patch availableCNA
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.1.0 to before 6.1.66.1.6Patch availableCNA
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.1.0 to before 6.1.76.1.7Patch availableCNA
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App—6.0.0, 5.1.0Patch availableCNA
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.2.0 to before 6.2.66.2.6Patch availableCNA
  • GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 6.3.0 to before 6.3.2; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.6; 6.1.0 Fixed in 6.3.2, 6.2.6 Patch available CNA
  • GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 6.3.0 to before 6.3.2; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.6-c857; 6.1.0 Fixed in 6.3.2, 6.2.6-c857 Patch available CNA
  • GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 6.2.0 to before 6.2.1-c31; 6.1.0 Fixed in 6.2.1-c31 Patch available CNA
  • GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 6.1.0 to before 6.1.6 Fixed in 6.1.6 Patch available CNA
  • GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 6.1.0 to before 6.1.7 Fixed in 6.1.7 Patch available CNA
  • GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected — Fixed in 6.0.0, 5.1.0 Patch available CNA
  • GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 6.2.0 to before 6.2.6 Fixed in 6.2.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*6.1.0 to before 6.1.6VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*6.1.0 to before 6.1.7VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*6.1.0 to before 6.2.1VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*6.1.0 to before 6.2.6VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.1.0 to before 6.2.6VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*6.3.0 to before 6.3.2VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*6.3.0 to before 6.3.2VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 6.3.2, 6.2.6
  • Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 6.3.2, 6.2.6-c857
  • Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 6.2.1-c31
  • Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 6.1.6
  • Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 6.1.7
  • Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 6.0.0, 5.1.0
  • Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 6.2.6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5921
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ccr5-hmvm-37q5

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • 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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