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CVE-2025-0141

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CVE-2025-0141

Published: Jul 9, 2025

Modified: Feb 26, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows. The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.

VendorProductVersions

Palo Alto Networks

GlobalProtect App

affected
6.3.0 - < 6.3.3-h1 (6.3.3-c650)
affected
6.2.0 - < 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243)
affected
6.1.0
affected
6.0.0

Palo Alto Networks

GlobalProtect App

unaffected
All

Palo Alto Networks

GlobalProtect UWP App

unaffected
All

Palo Alto Networks

GlobalProtect App

affected
6.2.0 - < 6.2.8
affected
6.1.0
affected
6.0.0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426

References

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