Description
A reliance on untrusted input for a security decision in the GlobalProtect app on Windows devices potentially enables a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
GlobalProtect App on macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP App are not affected.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 6.3.0 – < 6.3.3, 6.2.0 – < 6.2.6, 6.1.0 – < 10.2.14, 6.0.0 – < 10.1.14-h11 | 6.3.3 |
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect UWP App | — | All |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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s3c/globalprotect-ca-cert-ipc ★ 0 · Mar 14, 2025
POC for CVE-2025-0117
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2025-0548 PaloAlto Networks GlobalProtect: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 12, 2025
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0117 vendor-advisory