High severity · published Nov 27, 2024
CVE-2024-5921
An insufficient certification validation issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app enables attackers to connect the GlobalProtect app to arbitrary servers
8.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An insufficient certification validation issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app enables attackers to connect the GlobalProtect app to arbitrary servers. This can enable a local non-administrative operating system user or an attacker on the same subnet to install malicious root certificates on the endpoint and subsequently install malicious software signed by the malicious root certificates on that endpoint.
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 73% 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
6.1.0 before 6.1.6; 6.1.0 before 6.1.7; 6.1.0 before 6.2.1; 6.1.0 before 6.2.6; 6.1.0 before 6.2.6; 6.3.0 before 6.3.2; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5921
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5921
Exploit
https://blog.amberwolf.com/blog/2024/november/palo-alto-globalprotect---code-execution-and-privilege-escalation-via-malicious-vpn-server-cve-2024-5921/
Not Applicable
https://github.com/AmberWolfCyber/NachoVPN
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5921
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