CVE-2025-0117 | THREATINT

Description

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.

Reserved 2024-12-20 | Published 2025-03-12 | Updated 2025-03-13 | Assigner palo_alto

HIGH: 7.1CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

A local Windows user (or malware) with non-administrative rights elevates their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Problem types

CWE-807 Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision

Product status

Default status

unaffected

6.3.0 before 6.3.3

affected

6.2.0 before 6.2.6

affected

6.1.0 before 10.2.14

affected

6.0.0 before 10.1.14-h11

affected

Default status

unaffected

All before 6.3.3

unaffected

Default status

unaffected

All

unaffected

Timeline

2025-03-12:

Initial Publication

Credits

Maxime ESCOURBIAC, Michelin CERT finder

Yassine BENGANA, Abicom for Michelin CERT finder

Handelsbanken AB F-Secure finder

References

security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0117 vendor-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2025-0117)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-0117)

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