Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App
CVE-2025-0120
A vulnerability with a privilege management mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. However, execution requires that the local user can also successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App — versions 6.3.0, 6.2.0, 6.1.0
- Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect Uwp App — versions All
- Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0120 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-0120?
- CVE-2025-0120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2025-04-11.
- How severe is CVE-2025-0120?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-0120 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.