Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App
CVE-2025-0141
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.
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EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.7% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0141 (vendor-advisory)