How severe is CVE-2017-15870?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect

CVE-2017-15870

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent before 4.0.3 allows attackers with administration rights on the local station to gain SYSTEM privileges via vectors involving "image path execution hijacking."

Published 2017-12-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (35.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/102083 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15870

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15870?: CVE-2017-15870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2017-15870?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.