CVE-2024-9473
Oct. 17, 2024, 6:15 a.m.
7.8
High
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM through the use of the repair functionality offered by the .msi file used to install GlobalProtect.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Paloaltonetworks |
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Weaknesses
CWE-250
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.
*CPE(s)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | paloaltonetworks | globalprotect | / | / | / | / | / | windows | / | / |
| a | paloaltonetworks | globalprotect | 6.3.0 | / | / | / | / | windows | / | / |
| a | paloaltonetworks | globalprotect | 6.3.1 | / | / | / | / | windows | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: LOW
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: HIGH
View Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Date
- Published: Oct. 9, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
- Last Modified: Oct. 17, 2024, 6:15 a.m.
Status : Modified
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
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