Palo Alto GlobalProtect App up to 5.1/6.1/6.2.4/6.3 on Windows repair unnecessary privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Palo Alto GlobalProtect App up to 5.1/6.1/6.2.4/6.3 on Windows. This affects the function repair. Performing a manipulation results in unnecessary privileges. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-9473. The attack needs to be approached locally. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Palo Alto GlobalProtect App up to 5.1/6.1/6.2.4/6.3 on Windows. This affects the function repair. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unnecessary privileges vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-250. The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM through the use of the repair functionality offered by the .msi file used to install GlobalProtect.

The weakness was presented by Michael Baer. It is possible to read the advisory at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-9473 since 10/03/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209283 (Palo Alto GlobalProtect Agent Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2024-9473)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209283). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Unnecessary privileges
CWE: CWE-250
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 209283
Nessus Name: Palo Alto GlobalProtect Agent Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2024-9473)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GlobalProtect App 6.2.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Researcher: Michael Baer
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-279903
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/09/2024 20:38
Updated: 10/19/2024 13:05
Changes: 10/09/2024 20:38 (73), 10/10/2024 17:54 (10), 10/17/2024 11:35 (11), 10/19/2024 13:05 (2)
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