vulnerability

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: CVE-2025-0141: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 9, 2025
Added
Jul 10, 2025
Modified
Nov 11, 2025

Description

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows.

The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.

Solution

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