Palo Alto GlobalProtect App up to 5.1.11/5.2.12/6.0.3/6.1.0 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Palo Alto GlobalProtect App up to 5.1.11/5.2.12/6.0.3/6.1.0. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-2431. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Palo Alto GlobalProtect App up to 5.1.11/5.2.12/6.0.3/6.1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app enables a non-privileged user to disable the GlobalProtect app in configurations that allow a user to disable GlobalProtect with a passcode.

The weakness was presented 03/13/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-2431 since 03/13/2024. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 5.1.12, 5.2.13, 6.0.4, 6.1.1 or 6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GlobalProtect App 5.1.12/5.2.13/6.0.4/6.1.1/6.2

Timelineinfo

03/13/2024 🔍
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09/26/2025 +562 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-2431 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-2431
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-256783

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2024 20:42
Updated: 09/26/2025 22:29
Changes: 03/13/2024 20:42 (49), 09/26/2025 22:29 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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