CVE-2025-0118 GlobalProtect App: Execution of Unsafe ActiveX Control Vulnerability

Medium 6.0 Published 12 Mar 2025 Updated 12 Mar 2025

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via unsafe ActiveX controls during SAML login on Windows GlobalProtect clients.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-0118?

CVE-2025-0118 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App, published on 12 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-618

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0118?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect.

How do I fix CVE-2025-0118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2025-0118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4gx3-p432-m8m7.