CVE-2025-0117 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
A local non-admin user can escalate privileges to SYSTEM on Windows via the GlobalProtect app due to reliance on untrusted input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0117?
CVE-2025-0117 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App, published on 12 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A reliance on untrusted input for a security decision in the GlobalProtect app on Windows devices potentially enables a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
GlobalProtect App on macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP App are not affected.
Weakness: CWE-807
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0117?
How do I fix CVE-2025-0117?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-0117 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0117 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhjm-w3vw-g6jw.