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CVE-2025-0120: palo alto networks globalprotect app Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

CVSS: 7.1v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 11-04-2025Last modified 02-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-0120 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in palo alto networks globalprotect app. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-04-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability with a privilege management mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. However, execution requires that the local user can also successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.16% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.16%

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, < 6.0.12 | ≥ 6.1.0, < 6.2.7-1077 | ≥ 6.3.0, < 6.3.3

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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