Vulnerability · Published Mar 13, 2024 · Assigned by palo_alto
CVE-2024-2432GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Medium 4.5
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement 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 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App | 5.1 – before 5.1.126.0 – before 6.0.86.1 – before 6.1.26.2 – before 6.2.1 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L