CVE-2025-2179: Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on Linux devices enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to disable the app even if the GlobalProtect app configuration would not normally permit them to do so. The GlobalProtect app on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect App: from 6.2.0, before 6.2.9 (fixed in 6.2.9); version 6.1.0 only; version 6.0.0 only
• Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect Uwp App

Published 2025-07-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.