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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.

Published

2022-02-10T18:15:08.503

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:37:49.420

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.4 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-703
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-755
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application paloaltonetworks globalprotect < 5.2.9 Yes
Operating System apple macos - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
References