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Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on macOS

Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing improper neutralization of wildcards has been identified in the log collection feature of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app for macOS. This vulnerability enables a non-administrative user to escalate privileges to root.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for unauthorized privilege escalation, enabling a non-administrative user to gain root access on the macOS system.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to GlobalProtect App version 6.3.3 or later, or version 6.2.8-h2 (available June 2025).

Added: Jun 13, 2025, 12:16 AM
Updated: Jun 13, 2025, 12:16 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
5.4
impact
7.5
exploitability
3.3
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.2
threat
0.0
urgency
5.7
incentive
0.8

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.