High severity · published Jul 9, 2025
CVE-2025-0141
GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
8.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows.
The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GA
GlobalProtect App · Palo Alto Networks
6.3.0 before 6.3.3-h1 (6.3.3-c650); 6.2.0 before 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243); 6.1.0; 6.0.0; 6.2.0 before 6.2.8; 6.1.0; +1 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0141
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0141
security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0141
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