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FKIE_CVE-2024-9473

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-10-09 17:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 08:24
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM through the use of the repair functionality offered by the .msi file used to install GlobalProtect.
References
psirt@paloaltonetworks.comhttps://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/local-privilege-escalation-via-msi-installer-in-palo-alto-networks-globalprotect/
psirt@paloaltonetworks.comhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9473Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/2
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
paloaltonetworks globalprotect *
paloaltonetworks globalprotect 6.3.0
paloaltonetworks globalprotect 6.3.1
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