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High WID-SEC-2026-2804 5 CVEs

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Published Aug 12, 2026 · Updated Aug 12, 2026 · de-DE

Summary

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen, beliebigen Code mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren und offenzulegen sowie einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.

Product

GlobalProtect von PaloAlto ist eine Sicherheitsplattform.

Vulnerabilities 5

  • Medium 5.9

    GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

    Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enable a local user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows, and root on macOS and Linux. This enables a non-administrative user to execute arbitrar…

  • Medium 5.2

    GlobalProtect App: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability during UDP Tunnel Handshake

    A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app that enables a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacker or a rogue gateway to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges (SYSTEM privile…

  • Medium 5.2

    GlobalProtect App: Code Execution Vulnerability in Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP)

    An improper input validation vulnerability exists in the Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLAP) component of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices which enables a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM…

  • Medium 4.5

    GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Bypass Vulnerability

    Improper certificate validation vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enable an unauthenticated attacker with man-in-the-middle (MitM) access to intercept and modify application communications. VPN tunnel traffic is not impacted. The Global…

  • Medium 4.1

    GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation via Race Condition on macOS

    A race condition in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ client on macOS enables a locally authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate their privileges to root. The GlobalProtect app on Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS is not affected.

Revision history

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