CVE-2025-0120 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
A local non-admin user can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a race condition in the GlobalProtect App on Windows.
- 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-2025-0120?
CVE-2025-0120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App, published on 11 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0120?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0120?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0120 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-0120 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0120 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App
- 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-2019-17436 Privilege escalation in GlobalProtect Agent for Linux and OSX
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gg8q-gxm4-v22c.