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Status published
Medium
CVE-2024-5915
GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows devices 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:
- Ashutosh Gautam/JumpThere
- Maciej Miszczyk of Logitech
- Will Dormann of ANALYGENCE
- Farid Zerrouk
- Alaa Kachouh
- Ali Jammal
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
GlobalProtect App
Vulnerable Versions:
5.1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 14th, 2024
Last Modified:
August 20th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026