CVE-2019-1573 Information Disclosure in GlobalProtect Agent
Local attackers can steal session tokens from memory to hijack VPN sessions and impersonate users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1573?
CVE-2019-1573 is a low-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent, published on 9 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GlobalProtect Agent 4.1.0 for Windows and GlobalProtect Agent 4.1.10 and earlier for macOS may allow a local authenticated attacker who has compromised the end-user account and gained the ability to inspect memory, to access authentication and/or session tokens and replay them to spoof the VPN session and gain access as the user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1573?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1573?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1573 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1573 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1573 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent
- CVE-2025-4232 GlobalProtect: Authenticated Code Injection Through Wildcard on macOS
- CVE-2021-3057 GlobalProtect App: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability When Connecting to Portal or Gateway
- CVE-2023-0009 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-0016 GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability When Using Connect Before Logon
- CVE-2025-0120 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2xxh-hp4f-fg97.