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CVE-2024-2432

📛 CVE Title

GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Description

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition.

Overview

State
PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA)
palo_alto
CVSS severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
CVSS 4.5 / 10 4.5 4.5 / 10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Effective score
4.5 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
CWE(s)
CWE-269
Reserved
2024-03-13
Published
2024-03-13 18:51 UTC
Last updated
2024-08-28 17:14 UTC
Source
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2024/2xxx/CVE-2024-2432.json

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.

NVD published
2024-03-13 18:15:08 UTC
NVD last modified
2026-06-17 07:24:31 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1
CVSS 4.5 / 10 4.5 4.5 / 10 MEDIUM source: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploitability subscore
1.0 / 10
Impact subscore
3.4 / 10
EPSS score
0.0039 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile
31.26% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-27

NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-07-27 15:38 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID
EUVD-2024-27383
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Mar 13, 2024, 5:51:33 PM
Updated
Aug 28, 2024, 3:14:21 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
4.5 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EUVD-reported EPSS
0.4000
Vendors
Palo Alto Networks
Products
GlobalProtect App (6.0 <6.0.8)
GlobalProtect App (6.2 <6.2.1)
GlobalProtect App (5.1 <5.1.12)
GlobalProtect App
GlobalProtect App (6.1 <6.1.2)
Aliases
GHSA-fhrm-j7c4-p862

ENISA description: A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution requires that the local user is able to successfully exploit a race condition.

EUVD references (1)

Affected products (1)

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 5.1 (affected), 6.0 (affected), 6.1 (affected), 6.2 (affected) Windows

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (2) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

  • cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

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Web references (5)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

NVD-tagged references (2)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

Remediations (10)

  • web:access.redhat.com

    Learn about our open source products, services, and company. You are here

    2026-05-23 06:40 UTC
  • web:cybersecuritynews.com

    Microsoft released an out-of-band hotpatch update on March 13, 2026, addressing serious security vulnerabilities in Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2.

    2026-05-23 06:40 UTC
  • web:sqlserverupdates.com

    What are the most recent updates for SQL Server? Here are the most recent service packs and cumulative updates for SQL Server, and here's how to patch your server: Version Latest Update Build Number Support Ends Other Updates SSMS 22 Download Most Recent SSMS 17 w/Debugger SQL Server 2025 Download RTM then CU5 17.0.4045.5 2036/01/06...

    2026-05-23 06:40 UTC
  • web:support.esri.com

    Refer to the Issues Addressed with this Patch section for details about BUG-000171492. The new patch when shown as available in the ArcGIS Enterprise Patch Notification tool, is listed as ArcGIS Server Security 2025 Update 1 Patch with a release date of April 17, 2025; once installed, it is listed as ArcGIS Server Security 2025 Update 1 Patch B.

    2026-05-23 06:40 UTC
  • web:support.microsoft.com

    How to obtain or download the latest cumulative update package for Linux To update SQL Server 2022 on Linux to the latest CU, you must first have the Cumulative Update repository configured. Then, update your SQL Server packages by using the appropriate platform-specific update command. For installation instructions and direct links to the CU package downloads, see the SQL Server 2022 Release ...

    2026-05-23 06:40 UTC
  • web:www.cve.org

    At cve .org, we provide the authoritative reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures

    2026-05-23 06:40 UTC
  • web:www.cybersecuritydive.com

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added two major software flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on Tuesday, acknowledging the evidence that hackers have been using the bugs in recent attacks. CISA added CVE - 2024 -1708, a high-severity flaw in ConnectWise's ScreenConnect remote-access tool, and CVE -2026-32202, a medium-severity flaw in the Windows Shell ...

    2026-05-23 06:40 UTC
  • web:www.nist.gov

    NIST maintains the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), a repository of information on software and hardware flaws that can compromise computer security. This is a key piece of the nation's cybersecurity infrastructure.

    2026-05-23 06:40 UTC
  • web:www.oracle.com

    Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2024 Description A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. These patches address vulnerabilities in Oracle code and in third party components included in Oracle products. These patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security patches added since the previous Critical ...

    2026-05-23 06:40 UTC
  • web:zecurit.com

    Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .

    2026-05-23 06:40 UTC

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