Insufficiently protected credentials in GlobalProtect Agent for Linux

1) Insufficiently protected credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU60486

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0019

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to hashed credentials of GlobalProtect users that saved their password during previous GlobalProtect app sessions are accessible by other users on the system. A local user can obtain hashed credentials and recover the password.

Note, the vulnerability affects Linux clients only.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GlobalProtect Agent: 5.1.0 - 5.3.1

External links

http://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0019

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.