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01 Record

CVE-2022-0016

GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability When Using Connect Before Logon

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: palo_alto
CNA base score7.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability When Using Connect Before Logon

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 10.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-02-10 18:10Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 02:00Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-12-28
Assigning CNA
palo_alto
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.4)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-703Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional ConditionsPillar
  • CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional ConditionsClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
07c70233f1c5734dbbe79153fe91ca50a27e7ab8b47909fecbeaaafc1a27da0d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App5.2 to < 5.2.9Windows and MacOS

06 References

07 Remediation

This issue is fixed in GlobalProtect app 5.2.9 on Windows and MacOS, and all later GlobalProtect app versions.