What is CVE-2022-0016?

CVE-2022-0016 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under CWE-703. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2022-02-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-0016?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Macos

CVE-2022-0016

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists within the Connect Before Logon feature of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app that enables a local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM or root privileges when authenticat…

EPSS: 0.002 (10.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows
Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App — versions 5.2, 5.3.*, 5.1.*
Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-703
CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0016?: CVE-2022-0016 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under CWE-703. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2022-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-0016?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.