# CVE-2025-4232: GlobalProtect: Authenticated Code Injection Through Wildcard on macOS

> A non-administrative user can escalate privileges to root via code injection in the log collection feature of the GlobalProtect macOS app.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2qvw-8f7v-j53g

## What is CVE-2025-4232?

CVE-2025-4232 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App, published on 12 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An improper neutralization of wildcards vulnerability in the log collection feature of Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on macOS allows a non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root.

Weakness: CWE-155 (Improper Neutralization of Wildcards or Matching Symbols)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4232?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-4232?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4232 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-4232 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4232 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App

- [CVE-2021-3057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3057/): GlobalProtect App: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability When Connecting to Portal or Gateway (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-0009](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0009/): GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-0016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0016/): GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability When Using Connect Before Logon (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2025-0120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0120/): GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2019-17436](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17436/): Privilege escalation in GlobalProtect Agent for Linux and OSX (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-4232 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-4232 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App, published on 12 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4232 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4232/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4232/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4232
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4232
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-4232

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4232/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.