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TI-2025-00082 Aliases CVE-2025-0117GHSA-vhjm-w3vw-g6jw

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Priority LOW 32CWE-807Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A reliance on untrusted input for a security decision in the GlobalProtect app on Windows devices potentially enables a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. GlobalProtect App on macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP App are not affected.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00164 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks): 6.3.3, 6.2.6, 10.2.14 +2GlobalProtect UWP App (Palo Alto Networks): All

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.3.0 to before 6.3.3; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.6; 6.1.0 to before 10.2.14; 6.0.0 to before 10.1.14-h116.3.3, 6.2.6, 10.2.14, 10.1.14-h11Patch availableCNA
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App—AllPatch availableCNA
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect UWP App—AllPatch availableCNA
  • GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 6.3.0 to before 6.3.3; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.6; 6.1.0 to before 10.2.14; 6.0.0 to before 10.1.14-h11 Fixed in 6.3.3, 6.2.6, 10.2.14, 10.1.14-h11 Patch available CNA
  • GlobalProtect App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected — Fixed in All Patch available CNA
  • GlobalProtect UWP App VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected — Fixed in All Patch available CNA

CPE names CNA · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.2—CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.1—CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0—CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.4—CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.3—CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2—CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.1—CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0—CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 6.3.3, 6.2.6, 10.2.14, 10.1.14-h11
  • Fix · CNA GlobalProtect App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in All
  • Fix · CNA GlobalProtect UWP App (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in All

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.3.3

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-00083 GlobalProtect App: Execution of Unsafe ActiveX Control VulnerabilityPriority LOW 29
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0117
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhjm-w3vw-g6jw

References

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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Sources

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