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CVE-2019-1573: Information Disclosure in GlobalProtect Agent

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-04-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-226

Description

GlobalProtect Agent 4.1.0 for Windows and GlobalProtect Agent 4.1.10 and earlier for macOS may allow a local authenticated attacker who has compromised the end-user account and gained the ability to inspect memory, to access authentication and/or session tokens and replay them to spoof the VPN session and gain access as the user.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: through 4.1.0; through 4.1.10
• Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: from 4.1 through 4.1.0 — fixed in 4.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 4.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107868
• https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0005
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1573
• https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2019-783
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/192371
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107868
• https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0005
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1573
• https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2019-783
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/192371

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