High severity · published Mar 12, 2025
CVE-2025-0118
A vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a remote attacker to run ActiveX controls within the context of an authenticated Windows user
8.0
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a remote attacker to run ActiveX controls within the context of an authenticated Windows user. This enables the attacker to run commands as if they are a legitimate authenticated user. However, to exploit this vulnerability, the authenticated user must navigate to a malicious page during the GlobalProtect SAML login process on a Windows device.
This issue does not apply to the GlobalProtect app on other (non-Windows) platforms.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% 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
6.0.0 before 6.0.11; 6.1.0 before 6.1.6; 6.2.0 before 6.2.5; 6.3.0 before 6.3.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0118
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0118
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0118
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