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CVE-2025-0140: GlobalProtect App: Non Admin User Can Disable the GlobalProtect App
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v4.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-07-09 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-266
Description
An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on macOS devices enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to disable the app even if the GlobalProtect app configuration would not normally permit them to do so. The GlobalProtect app on Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: from 6.3.0 before 6.3.3-h1 (6.3.3-c650); from 6.2.0 before 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243); 6.1.0, 6.0.0 — fixed in 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243), 6.3.3-h1 (6.3.3-c650)
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243), 6.3.3-h1 (6.3.3-c650). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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