CVE-2025-0117 json
GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
published 2025-03-12 19 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-7351
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A reliance on untrusted input for a security decision in the GlobalProtect app on Windows devices potentially enables a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
GlobalProtect App on macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP App are not affected.
Patch / fix
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.2.6, 6.3.3, 10.1.14-h11, 10.2.13-h5, 10.2.14
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber |
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect UWP App
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-807 Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
References
-
security.paloaltonetworks.com
/CVE-2025-0117
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-0117
- NVD CVE-2025-0117
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