CVE-2025-0141

Published Jul 9, 2025 Modified Apr 15, 2026 CWE-426

Description

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows. The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-426 CWE-426

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-0141? +
An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root on macOS and Linux or NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows. The GlobalProtect app on iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-0141? +
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