CVE-2024-2432: GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: from 5.1.0 before 5.1.12; from 6.0.0 before 6.0.8; from 6.1.0 before 6.1.2; 6.2.0 — fixed in 5.1.12, 6.0.8, 6.1.2
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: from 5.1 before 5.1.12; from 6.0 before 6.0.8; from 6.1 before 6.1.2; from 6.2 before 6.2.1 — fixed in 5.1.12, 6.0.8, 6.1.2, 6.2.1
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: from 5.1 before 5.1.12; from 6.0 before 6.0.8; from 6.1 before 6.1.2; from 6.2 before 6.2.1 — fixed in 5.1.12, 6.0.8, 6.1.2, 6.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 5.1.12, 6.0.8, 6.1.2; Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 5.1.12, 6.0.8, 6.1.2, 6.2.1; Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 5.1.12, 6.0.8, 6.1.2, 6.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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