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CVE-2024-9473: GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-250

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.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: from 5.1 before 6.2.5; 6.3.0, 6.3.1 — fixed in 6.2.5
• Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: 5.1.0
• Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: from 6.2.0 before 6.2.5; 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.3 — fixed in 6.2.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.2.5; Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/local-privilege-escalation-via-msi-installer-in-palo-alto-networks-globalprotect/
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9473
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/2

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