CVE-2025-0117 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2025-0117

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

A reliance on untrusted input for a security decision in the GlobalProtect app on Windows devices potentially enables a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. GlobalProtect App on macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP App are not affected.

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:

  • Maxime ESCOURBIAC, Michelin CERT
  • Yassine BENGANA, Abicom for Michelin CERT
  • Handelsbanken AB F-Secure

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Affected Vendor

Palo Alto Networks

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Affected Software

GlobalProtect App, GlobalProtect UWP App
Vulnerable Versions:
6.3.0, 6.2.0, 6.1.0, 6.0.0, All

Timeline

Official Publish: March 12th, 2025
Last Modified: February 26th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-807

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.