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CVE-2024-5921

An insufficient certification validation issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app enables attackers to connect the GlobalProtect app to arbitrary servers. This can enable a local non-administrative operating system user or an attacker on the same subnet to install malicious root certificates on the endpoint and subsequently install malicious software signed by the malicious root certificates on that endpoint. Please subscribe to our RSS feed https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/rss.xml to be alerted to new updates to this and other advisories.

Published

2024-11-27T04:15:14.687

Last Modified

2025-06-27T16:55:15.100

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-295

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	paloaltonetworks	globalprotect	< 6.1.6	Yes
Application	paloaltonetworks	globalprotect	< 6.1.7	Yes
Application	paloaltonetworks	globalprotect	< 6.2.1	Yes
Application	paloaltonetworks	globalprotect	< 6.2.6	Yes
Application	paloaltonetworks	globalprotect	< 6.2.6	Yes
Application	paloaltonetworks	globalprotect	< 6.3.2	Yes
Application	paloaltonetworks	globalprotect	< 6.3.2	Yes

References

https://blog.amberwolf.com/blog/2024/november/palo-alto-globalprotect---code-execution-and-privilege-escalation-via-malicious-vpn-server-cve-2024-5921/ Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/AmberWolfCyber/NachoVPN Not Applicable ([email protected])
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5921 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])