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CVE-2021-45809

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-03-22 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

GlobalProtect-openconnect versions prior to 1.4.3 are affected by incorrect access control in GPService through DBUS, GUI Application. The way GlobalProtect-Openconnect is set up enables arbitrary users to execute commands as root by submitting the `--script=<script>` parameter.

Affected products

• Globalprotect-Openconnect Project Globalprotect-Openconnect: before 1.4.3 — fixed in 1.4.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Globalprotect-Openconnect Project Globalprotect-Openconnect 1.4.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/yuezk/GlobalProtect-openconnect/issues/113
• https://github.com/yuezk/GlobalProtect-openconnect/issues/113

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