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CVE-2025-0120

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Published: Apr 11, 2025Updated: Jun 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-250
NVD MITRE
7.0CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability with a privilege management mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. However, execution requires that the local user can also successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-250

Affected Products

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

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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0120
security.paloaltonetworks.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 11, 2025
Last Updated
Jun 27, 2025

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