CVE-2025-2183 GlobalProtect App: Improper Certificate Validation Leads to Privilege Escalation
Attackers can bypass certificate validation to install malicious root certificates and signed software, leading to privilege escalation on endpoints.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-2183?
CVE-2025-2183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Global Protect UWP App, published on 13 Aug 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
An insufficient certificate validation issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enables attackers to connect the GlobalProtect app to arbitrary servers. This can enable a local non-administrative operating system user or an attacker on the same subnet to install malicious root certificates on the endpoint and subsequently install malicious software signed by the malicious root certificates on that endpoint.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2183?
How do I fix CVE-2025-2183?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-2183 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2183 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v76x-c74h-522h.