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CVE-2023-0009

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 7th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile7th0.2% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix3 products4 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

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  • Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect AppAffected: ≥ 6.1, < 6.1.1Upgrade to: 6.1.1Affected: ≥ 6.0, < 6.0.5Upgrade to: 6.0.5Affected: ≥ 5.2, < 5.2.13Upgrade to: 5.2.13Fixed builds6.2Stated by: CVE record
  • Paloaltonetworks GlobalprotectAffected: < 5.2.13Upgrade to: 5.2.13Stated by: NVD
  • Palo Alto Networks Inc. GlobalProtect Agent for WindowsAffected: до 6.1.1Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

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What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS7th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 7th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

4 events over 526 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

Sources

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