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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.4 High

CVE-2022-0016

GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability When Using Connect Before Logon

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
palo_alto

Description

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists within the Connect Before Logon feature of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app that enables a local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM or root privileges when authenticating with Connect Before Logon under certain circumstances. This issue impacts GlobalProtect app 5.2 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.2.9 on Windows and MacOS. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App

  • 5.2 to < 5.2.9affected

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App

  • 5.3.*unaffected
  • 5.1.* to < 5.1*unaffected

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