CVE-2022-0016 — GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability When Using Connect Before Logon
An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists within the Connect Before Logon feature of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app that enables a local atta…
Published: 2022-02-10 · CVSS: 7.4 · CVSS 3.1
An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists within the Connect Before Logon feature of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app that enables a local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM or root privileges when authenticating with Connect Before Logon under certain circumstances. This issue impacts GlobalProtect app 5.2 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.2.9 on Windows and MacOS. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7