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CVE-2022-0016

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CVE-2022-0016

Published: Feb 10, 2022

Modified: Sep 17, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.4

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

Palo Alto Networks

GlobalProtect App

affected
5.2 - < 5.2.9

Palo Alto Networks

GlobalProtect App

unaffected
5.3.*
unaffected
5.1.* - < 5.1*

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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