CVE-2023-0009: GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-06-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-807

Description

A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: before 5.2.13; from 6.0.0 before 6.0.5; 6.1.0 — fixed in 5.2.13, 6.0.5
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: from 6.1 before 6.1.1; from 6.0 before 6.0.5; from 5.2 before 5.2.13 — fixed in 6.1.1, 6.0.5, 5.2.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 5.2.13, 6.0.5; Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.1.1, 6.0.5, 5.2.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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