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Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2025 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2025-0118GlobalProtect App: Execution of Unsafe ActiveX Control Vulnerability

Medium 6.0

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in GlobalProtect App from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a remote attacker to run ActiveX controls within the context of an authenticated Windows user. This enables the attacker to run commands as if they are a legitimate authenticated user. However, to exploit this vulnerability, the authenticated user must navigate to a malicious page during the GlobalProtect SAML login process on a Windows device. This issue does not apply to the GlobalProtect app on other (non-Windows) platforms.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.2.0 – before 6.2.56.1.0 – before 6.1.66.0.0 – before 6.0.11
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App see references
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect UWP App see references

Weakness: CWE-618 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

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