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01 Record

CVE-2025-2183

GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Leads to Privilege Escalation

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: palo_alto
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/U:Amber

02 Description

GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Leads to Privilege Escalation

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
0.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 1.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
2025-08-13 17:05Z1 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-02-26 17:48Z8 MO AGO
Reserved
2025-03-10
Assigning CNA
palo_alto
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/U:Amber
Weaknesses
  • CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
b7aa68e8b3ffe9f71e6b070c01c42a4282a7390f44ec78f8b607143ad6768272

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Palo Alto NetworksGlobalProtect App6.3.0 to < 6.3.3-h2 (6.3.3-c676), 6.2.0 to < 6.2.8-h3 (6.2.8-c263), 6.1.0, 6.0.0, 6.3.0 to < 6.3.3, 6.2.0 to < 11.1.10Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, macOS
Palo Alto NetworksGlobal Protect UWP AppNot specified—

06 References

07 Remediation

Version Minor Version Suggested Solution GlobalProtect App 6.3 on Windows 6.3.0 through 6.3.2 Upgrade to 6.3.2-h9 or 6.3.3-h2 or later*. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on Windows 6.2.0 through 6.2.8 Upgrade to 6.2.8-h3 or later*. GlobalProtect App 6.1 on WindowsUpgrade to 6.2.8-h3 or 6.3.3-h2 or later*. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on Windows Upgrade to 6.2.8-h3 or 6.3.3-h2 or later*. GlobalProtect App 6.3 on Linux 6.3.0 through 6.3.2 Upgrade to 6.3.3 or later*. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on LinuxUpgrade to 6.3.3 or later*.GlobalProtect App 6.1 on LinuxUpgrade to 6.3.3 or later*.GlobalProtect App 6.0 on LinuxUpgrade to 6.3.3 or later*.GlobalProtect App on Android, iOS, macOS No action needed.GlobalProtect UWP App No action needed. * In addition to the software updates listed above, additional steps are required to protect against this vulnerability as described below: Solution for new and existing GlobalProtect app installation on Windows / Linux * Ensure the portal/gateway certificate can be validated using the operating system's certificate store (e.g., Local Machine Certificate Store or Current User Certificate Store in Windows; for Linux, refer to this documentation https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/globalprotect/6-2/globalprotect-app-user-guide/globalprotect-app-for-linux/support-for-native-certificate-store-for-prisma-access-and-globalprotect-app ). * Remove any certificates associated with portal/gateway validation from the "Trusted Root CA" list on the Portal. * Enable portal