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

2024-08-1416:40:41

CWE-732

palo_alto

github.com

globalprotect

local privilege escalation

windows

vulnerability

palo alto networks

CVSS4

5.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

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

AI Score

7.5

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.5%

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

Technical Impact

total

JSON

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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Palo Alto Networks",
    "product": "GlobalProtect App",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "5.1"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "6.0"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "changes": [
          {
            "at": "6.1.5",
            "status": "unaffected"
          }
        ],
        "version": "6.1",
        "lessThan": "6.1.5",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "changes": [
          {
            "at": "6.2.4",
            "status": "unaffected"
          }
        ],
        "version": "6.2",
        "lessThan": "6.2.4",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "changes": [
          {
            "at": "6.3.1",
            "status": "unaffected"
          }
        ],
        "version": "6.3",
        "lessThan": "6.3.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "platforms": [
      "Windows"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]

ADP Affected

[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "paloaltonetworks",
    "product": "globalprotect",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "5.1"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "6.0"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "6.1",
        "lessThan": "6.1.5",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "6.2",
        "lessThan": "6.2.4",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "6.3",
        "lessThan": "6.3.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]