CVE-2025-0117

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0117

Configurations

No configuration.

History

15 Apr 2026, 00:35

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Summary		(es) Depender de datos no confiables para tomar decisiones de seguridad en la aplicación GlobalProtect en dispositivos Windows podría permitir que un usuario de Windows no administrativo autenticado localmente escale sus privilegios a NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. La aplicación GlobalProtect en macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS y la aplicación GlobalProtect UWP no se ven afectadas.

12 Mar 2025, 19:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-03-12 19:15

Updated : 2026-04-15 00:35

NVD link : CVE-2025-0117

Mitre link : CVE-2025-0117

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-0117

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-807

Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision

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