CVE-2024-2432 json
GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
published 2024-03-13 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-27383
- cvss
- 4.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 5.1.12, 6.0.8, 6.1.2, 6.2.1
- paloaltonetworks globalprotect 5.1.12, 6.0.8, 6.1.2, 6.2.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App
- paloaltonetworks globalprotect
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
security.paloaltonetworks.com
/CVE-2024-2432
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-2432
- NVD CVE-2024-2432
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