Vulnerability · Published Aug 14, 2024 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2024-5915GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Medium 5.2

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect permission assignment 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 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 5.16.06.1 – before 6.1.56.2 – before 6.2.46.3 – before 6.3.1

Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

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