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CVE-2024-5921

GlobalProtect App: Insufficient Certificate Validation Leads to Privilege Escalation

Published: Nov 27, 2024Updated: Jun 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-295
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 29.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

An insufficient certification validation issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app enables attackers to connect the GlobalProtect app to arbitrary servers. This can enable a local non-administrative operating system user or an attacker on the same subnet to install malicious root certificates on the endpoint and subsequently install malicious software signed by the malicious root certificates on that endpoint. Please subscribe to our RSS feed https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/rss.xml to be alerted to new updates to this and other advisories.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-295

Affected Products

Palo Alto Networks Inc.
commercial·USaka paloaltonetworks, pan inc., panw, palo alto networks
GlobalProtect App
Security Products
globalprotect
Security Products
Palo Alto Networks
commercial·USaka prisma access, pan-os, cloud ngfw
GlobalProtect App
Security Products

Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5921
security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://blog.amberwolf.com/blog/2024/november/palo-alto-globalprotect---code-execution-and-privilege-escalation-via-malicious-vpn-server-cve-2024-5921/
blog.amberwolf.com
https://github.com/AmberWolfCyber/NachoVPN
github.com
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