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Status published
High
CVE-2023-0009
GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges.
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:
- Mohammad Arman from Zurich Insurance
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Affected Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
View all reports →Affected Software
GlobalProtect App
Vulnerable Versions:
6.2, 6.1, 6.0, 5.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 14th, 2023
Last Modified:
December 30th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.