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CVE-2022-0016

HIGH
Published 2022-02-10T18:10:16.879284Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.4
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.256
Higher than 25.6% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Palo Alto Networks

GlobalProtect App

Affected Versions:

5.2
Palo Alto Networks

GlobalProtect App

Affected Versions:

5.3.* 5.1.*

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-mrwh-mjvv-r5vh

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0016
WEB https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0016

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: February 11, 2022, Modified: February 18, 2022

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0016
Published: 2022-02-10T18:10:16.879284Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-17T02:00:45.459Z
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