CVE-2023-0006 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-0006

GlobalProtect App: Local File Deletion Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

A local file deletion vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows devices enables a user to delete system files from the endpoint with elevated privileges through a race condition.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Palo Alto Networks thanks Marcin Gebarowski for discovering and reporting this issue.

Affected Vendor

Palo Alto Networks

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Affected Software

GlobalProtect app
Vulnerable Versions:
6.0, 6.1, 5.2

Timeline

Official Publish: April 12th, 2023
Last Modified: February 7th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)