Palo Alto GlobalProtect App on Windows reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Palo Alto GlobalProtect App on Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-0117. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto GlobalProtect App on Windows (version now known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-807. The product uses a protection mechanism that relies on the existence or values of an input, but the input can be modified by an untrusted actor in a way that bypasses the protection mechanism. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A reliance on untrusted input for a security decision in the GlobalProtect app on Windows devices potentially enables a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. GlobalProtect App on macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP App are not affected.

It is possible to read the advisory at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-0117 since 12/21/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232702 (Palo Alto GlobalProtect App Windows 6.0.x / 6.1.x / 6.2.x < 6.2.6 / 6.3.x < 6.3.3 Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2025-0117)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232702). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision
CWE: CWE-807 / CWE-20
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 232702
Nessus Name: Palo Alto GlobalProtect App Windows 6.0.x / 6.1.x / 6.2.x < 6.2.6 / 6.3.x < 6.3.3 Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2025-0117)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/21/2024 🔍
03/13/2025 +82 days 🔍
03/13/2025 +0 days 🔍
03/14/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299599

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2025 02:42
Updated: 03/14/2025 06:37
Changes: 03/13/2025 02:42 (69), 03/14/2025 06:37 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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