Palo Alto Networks Product Security Incident Response TeamPAN-SA-2019-0036Local Privilege Escalation in GlobalProtect App for Windows
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in the GlobalProtect App for Windows auto-update feature that can allow for modification of a GlobalProtect App MSI installer package on disk before installation. (Ref # GPC-8977, CVE-2019-17435)
Successful exploitation of this issue may allow a low-privileged local user to escalate their privileges to the System user.
This issue affects GlobalProtect App 5.0.3 and earlier for Windows and GlobalProtect App 4.1.12 and earlier for Windows.
Work around:
N/A
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| globalprotect app | le | 5.0.3 | |
| globalprotect app | le | 4.1.12 |
Related
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%