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TI-2025-00096 Aliases CVE-2025-0131GHSA-78rr-5vrh-jhqh

GlobalProtect App: Incorrect Privilege Management Vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK

Priority LOW 32CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

An incorrect privilege management vulnerability in the OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK used by the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. However, execution requires that the local user also successfully exploits a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00157 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK (OPSWAT): 4.3.4451

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
OPSWATMetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK4.3.0 to before 4.3.44514.3.4451Patch availableCNA
  • MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK VendorOPSWAT Affected 4.3.0 to before 4.3.4451 Fixed in 4.3.4451 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK (OPSWAT) Fixed in 4.3.4451

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0131
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78rr-5vrh-jhqh

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2022-13979 OPSWAT MetaDefender Core before 5.1.2, MetaDefender ICAP before 4.12.1, and MetaDefender… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-18475 An issue was discovered in OPSWAT MetaDefender KIOSK 4.6.1.9996. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-18473 An issue was discovered in OPSWAT MetaDefender KIOSK 4.6.1.9996. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11657 OPSWAT MetaDefender before v4.11.2 allows CSV injection. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-38032 An issue in Agnitum Outpost Security Suite 7.5.3 (3942.608.1810) and 7.6 (3984.693.1842)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2023-18474 An issue was discovered in OPSWAT MetaDefender KIOSK 4.6.1.9996. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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