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01 Record

CVE-2025-0117

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: palo_alto
CNA base score7.1 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

02 Description

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 5.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
NVD analysis status
Deferred. 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
2025-03-12 18:35Z1 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-02-26 19:09Z8 MO AGO
Reserved
2024-12-20
Assigning CNA
palo_alto
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Weaknesses
  • CWE-807Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security DecisionBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
e115c4d4e3df21edd12fa78bfcd2f923c88d7617be69c368aab96ebe649040c5

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.3.0 to < 6.3.3, 6.2.0 to < 6.2.6, 6.1.0 to < 10.2.14, 6.0.0 to < 10.1.14-h11Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome OS, macOS
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect UWP AppNot specified—

06 References

07 Remediation

Version Suggested Solution GlobalProtect App 6.3 on Windows Upgrade to 6.3.3 or later GlobalProtect App 6.2 on Windows Upgrade to 6.2.6 or later GlobalProtect App 6.1 on Windows Upgrade to 6.2.6 or later or upgrade to 6.3.3 or later GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Windows Upgrade to 6.2.6 or later or upgrade to 6.3.3 or later GlobalProtect App on LinuxNo action neededGlobalProtect App on iOSNo action neededGlobalProtect App on AndroidNo action neededGlobalProtect UWP AppNo action needed Solution for new and existing GlobalProtect app installation on Windows You can use your endpoint mobile device management (MDM) tools to apply the following changes: * Install a fixed version of the GlobalProtect app. * Update the following registry key with the specified value (uses the REG_SZ type): [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Palo Alto Networks\GlobalProtect\Settings] "check-communication"="yes" * Restart the operating system to apply this registry change. Alternate solution for new GlobalProtect app installation on Windows Install the GlobalProtect app with the pre-deployment key CHECKCOMM set to "yes": msiexec.exe /i GlobalProtect64.msi CHECKCOMM="yes"Note: This command adds the registry value from the previous solution instructions—no additional MSI options are needed.