CVE-2025-0141

Severity CVSS v4.0:

HIGH

Type:

CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

Publication date:

09/07/2025

Last modified:

10/07/2025

Description

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows.<br /> <br /> The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.40 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): None
Integrity (VI): High
Availability (VA): None
Confidentiality (SC): High
Integrity (SI): High
Availability (SA): High
Automatable (AU): No
Recovery (R): User
Value Density (V): Diffuse
Vulnerability Response Effort (RE): Moderate
Provider Urgency (U): Amber

Base Score 4.0

8.40

Severity 4.0

HIGH

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0141