vulnerability
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: CVE-2024-9473: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 9, 2024 | May 21, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 9, 2024
Added
May 21, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM through the use of the repair functionality offered by the .msi file used to install GlobalProtect.
Solution
palo-alto-networks-globalprotect-app-upgrade-latest
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