CVE-2025-0141: Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App

High severity, CVSS 8.4. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App: from 6.3.0, before 6.3.3-h1 (6.3.3-c650) (fixed in 6.3.3-h1 (6.3.3-c650)); from 6.2.0, before 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243) (fixed in 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243)); version 6.1.0 only; version 6.0.0 only; from 6.2.0, before 6.2.8 (fixed in 6.2.8)
• Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect Uwp App

Published 2025-07-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.