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 authenticating with Connect Before Logon under certain circumstances. This issue impacts GlobalProtect app 5.2 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.2.9 on Windows and MacOS. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.
EPSS: 0.002 (11.3th 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)
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.