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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Palo Alto Networks
  • Globalprotect App

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References
Link Providers
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0141 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00014}

 epss

{'score': 0.00016}

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

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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. 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.

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
First Time appeared Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks globalprotect App
Weaknesses CWE-426
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.6:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.6:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.6:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.7:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.7:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:globalprotect_app:6.1.7:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
Vendors & Products Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks globalprotect App
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: palo_alto

Published:

Updated: 2025-07-10T13:00:26.238Z

Reserved: 2024-12-20T23:24:48.571Z

Link: CVE-2025-0141

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-10T13:00:21.758Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-09T23:15:24.480

Modified: 2025-07-10T13:17:30.017

Link: CVE-2025-0141

cve-icon Redhat

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