High severity · published Oct 9, 2024
CVE-2024-9473
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM through the use of the repair functionality offered by the .msi file used to install GlobalProtect.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% 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
5.1 before 6.2.5; 6.3.0; 6.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9473
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9473
sec-consult.com
https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/local-privilege-escalation-via-msi-installer-in-palo-alto-networks-globalprotect/
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9473
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/2
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