CVE-2022-0016 describes an improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in the Connect Before Logon feature of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app, affecting versions earlier than 5.2.9 on Windows and macOS. This flaw allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM or root under specific authentication circumstances. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.2, < 5.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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