Name: CVE-2025-0117: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-0117, CVSS 7.1, EPSS 0.00164

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 7.1 (HIGH)
CVSS 4.0 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)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App	—	Update Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App to the latest version	May 21, 2025	Mar 12, 2025

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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