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CVE-2024-5921

GlobalProtect App: Insufficient Certificate Validation Leads to Privilege Escalation

Published: Nov 27, 2024Updated: Jun 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-295
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 30.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An insufficient certification validation issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app enables attackers to connect the GlobalProtect app to arbitrary servers. This can enable a local non-administrative operating system user or an attacker on the same subnet to install malicious root certificates on the endpoint and subsequently install malicious software signed by the malicious root certificates on that endpoint. Please subscribe to our RSS feed https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/rss.xml to be alerted to new updates to this and other advisories.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-295

Affected Products

globalprotectpaloaltonetworksSecurity Products
GlobalProtect AppPalo Alto NetworksSecurity Products
GlobalProtect AppPalo Alto Networks Inc.Security Products
paloaltonetworkscommercialUSSecurity Productsaka palo alto networks, panw
palo alto networkscommercialUSSecurity Productsaka pan-os, prisma access, cloud ngfw
palo alto networks inc.commercialUSSecurity Productsaka paloaltonetworks, pan inc.

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://blog.amberwolf.com/blog/2024/november/palo-alto-globalprotect---code-execution-and-privilege-escalation-via-malicious-vpn-server-cve-2024-5921/
blog.amberwolf.com
https://github.com/AmberWolfCyber/NachoVPN
github.com
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5921
security.paloaltonetworks.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 27, 2024
Last Updated
Jun 27, 2025

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