A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition.
Weakness
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globalprotect | Paloaltonetworks | 5.1.0 (including) | 5.1.12 (excluding) |
| Globalprotect | Paloaltonetworks | 6.0.0 (including) | 6.0.8 (excluding) |
| Globalprotect | Paloaltonetworks | 6.1.0 (including) | 6.1.2 (excluding) |
| Globalprotect | Paloaltonetworks | 6.2.0 (including) | 6.2.0 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/233.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html