CVE-2025-2179

GlobalProtect App: Non Admin User Can Disable the GlobalProtect App

CVSS 6.8 MEDIUMEPSS 0.1%CWE-266

Vexday Risk Score

13Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.1%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch referenciado

Lifecycle

29 Jul 2025Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on Linux devices enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to disable the app even if the GlobalProtect app configuration would not normally permit them to do so. The GlobalProtect app on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect App Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect UWP App

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References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-2179