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CVE-2025-0118: palo alto networks globalprotect app Exposed Unsafe ActiveX Method

CVSS: 8.0v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 12-03-2025Last modified 12-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-0118 is a high (CVSS 8.0) Exposed Unsafe ActiveX Method vulnerability in palo alto networks globalprotect app. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.0/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a remote attacker to run ActiveX controls within the context of an authenticated Windows user. This enables the attacker to run commands as if they are a legitimate authenticated user. However, to exploit this vulnerability, the authenticated user must navigate to a malicious page during the GlobalProtect SAML login process on a Windows device. This issue does not apply to the GlobalProtect app on other (non-Windows) platforms.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.45% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Palo alto networks1 product
Paloaltonetworks1 product
  • globalprotect≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.11 | ≥ 6.1.0, < 6.1.6 | ≥ 6.2.0, < 6.2.5 | ≥ 6.3.0, < 6.3.3

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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