CVE-2024-9473

Oct. 17, 2024, 6:15 a.m.

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
paloaltonetworks
  • globalprotect
  • *, 6.3.0, 6.3.1

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.

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.

CWE ID: 250

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 info

Source

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com

CPEs

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 / /

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References