Vulnerability Details CVE-2022-0016
An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists within the Connect Before Logon feature of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app that enables a local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM or root privileges when authenticating with Connect Before Logon under certain circumstances. This issue impacts GlobalProtect app 5.2 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.2.9 on Windows and MacOS. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 24.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.4
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
Products affected by CVE-2022-0016
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:5.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:5.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:5.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:5.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:5.2.4
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:5.2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:5.2.6
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:5.2.7
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:5.2.8
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-