#VU100915 Improper Certificate Validation in GlobalProtect app - CVE-2024-5921

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#VU100915 Improper Certificate Validation in GlobalProtect app - CVE-2024-5921

Published: November 26, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100915
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5921
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GlobalProtect app
Software vendor:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation that enables attackers to connect the GlobalProtect app to arbitrary servers. A local user can force the application to connect to a malicious server, install malicious root certificates on the endpoint and subsequently install malicious software signed by the malicious root certificates on that endpoint.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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