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

v2023.03.01

0.000

probability

of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-01-25

Exploit Probability

Percentile: 0.051

Higher than 5.1% 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.