01 Record

CVE-2025-0131

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

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: palo_alto

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

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02 Description

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

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

0.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 4.7% 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:P/PR:L/UI:N/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:X/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

2025-05-14 18:06Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-02-26 18:28Z8 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:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/U:Amber

Weaknesses

CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

be1feaf2abc33874103a4a5744c0c3d943b7b2e2d3d243ec81c90fa4e545cfd7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

OPSWATMetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK4.3.0 to < 4.3.4451Windows

06 References

security.paloaltonetworks.comhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0131third-party-advisory
www.opswat.comhttps://www.opswat.com/docs/mdsdk/release-notes/cve-2025-0131vendor-advisory

07 Remediation

This issue is fixed in MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK 4.3.4451 on Windows, and all later MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK versions on Windows. To mitigate this issue in the GlobalProtect App on Windows update to one of the listed versions (these versions include the updated MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK): Version Suggested Solution GlobalProtect App 6.3 on WindowsUpgrade to 6.3.3 or laterGlobalProtect App 6.2 on Windows Upgrade to 6.2.8 or later GlobalProtect App 6.1 on Windows Upgrade to 6.2.8 or later or 6.3.3 or later GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Windows Upgrade to 6.2.8 or later or 6.3.3 or later GlobalProtect App on macOSNot applicableGlobalProtect App on LinuxNot applicableGlobalProtect App on iOSNot applicableGlobalProtect App on AndroidNot applicableGlobalProtect UWP AppNot applicable