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Severity
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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/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:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

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.

Remedy

This issue is fixed in GlobalProtect app 5.1.x (ETA: December 2024), GlobalProtect app 6.0.x (ETA: November 2024), GlobalProtect app 6.1.5, GlobalProtect app 6.2.4, GlobalProtect app 6.3.1 (ETA: end of August), and all later GlobalProtect app versions on Windows.

Remedy

Ensure that the GlobalProtect installation directory and its contents cannot be modified by non-administrative Windows users.

Remedy

This issue is fixed in GlobalProtect app 5.1.x (ETA: December 2024), GlobalProtect app 6.0.10-c826, GlobalProtect app 6.1.5, GlobalProtect app 6.2.4, GlobalProtect app 6.3.1, and all later GlobalProtect app versions on Windows.
First published (updated )
EOL
Jun 30, 2028
Support Ends
Jun 30, 2028

End of life: 6/30/2028, End of support: 6/30/2028, Latest version: 6.3.3-c1121

First published (updated )
EOL
Jun 30, 2028
Support Ends
Jun 30, 2028

End of life: 6/30/2028, End of support: 6/30/2028, Latest version: 6.3.3-c1121

First published (updated )

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