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Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: CVE-2023-0009: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 14, 2023
Added
Aug 25, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges.

Solution

palo-alto-networks-globalprotect-app-upgrade-latest
Title
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