Medium severity · published Apr 12, 2023
CVE-2023-0006
A local file deletion vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows devices enables a user to delete system files from the endpoint with elevated privileges…
6.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A local file deletion vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows devices enables a user to delete system files from the endpoint with elevated privileges through a race condition.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks
5.2.0 before 5.2.13; 6.0.0 before 6.0.4; 6.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0006
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0006
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0006
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