CVE-2022-0019
📛 CVE Title
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: CVE-2022-0019: Insufficiently Protected Credentials Vulnerability on Linux
Description
An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Linux that exposes the hashed credentials of GlobalProtect users that saved their password during previous GlobalProtect app sessions to other local users on the system. The exposed credentials enable a local attacker to authenticate to the GlobalProtect portal or gateway as the target user without knowing of the target user’s plaintext password.
Description (MITRE) cveawg.mitre.org
Pulled from cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2022-0019 on 2026-07-27. Shown when MITRE's text differs from the cvelistV5 mirror.
An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Linux that exposes the hashed credentials of GlobalProtect users that saved their password during previous GlobalProtect app sessions to other local users on the system. The exposed credentials enable a local attacker to authenticate to the GlobalProtect portal or gateway as the target user without knowing of the target user’s plaintext password. This issue impacts: GlobalProtect app 5.1 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.1.10 on Linux. GlobalProtect app 5.2 versions earlier than and including GlobalProtect app 5.2.7 on Linux. GlobalProtect app 5.3 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.3.2 on Linux. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.
Overview
- State
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- Assigner (CNA)
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- CVSS severity
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- CVSS score
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- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Effective score
- 4.7 / 10 MEDIUM source: NVD
- CWE(s)
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- Reserved
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- Published
- 2022-02-09 00:00 UTC
- Last updated
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- Source
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/palo-alto-networks-globalprotect-app-cve-2022-0019/
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
- 2022-02-10 18:15:08 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 04:19:54 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 4.7 / 10 MEDIUM source: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Exploitability subscore
- 1.0 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 3.6 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0017 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 6.40% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-27
NVD-assigned CWE(s):
CWE-522
(differs from the CNA list above)
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-07-27 14:37 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
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EUVD-2022-15240 - Assigner
- palo_alto
- Published
- Feb 10, 2022, 6:10:21 PM
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024, 8:06:53 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
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4.7 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.1700
- Vendors
- Palo Alto Networks
- Products
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GlobalProtect App (5.3 <5.3.2)GlobalProtect App (5.2 ≤5.2.7)GlobalProtect App (5.1 <5.1.10)
- Aliases
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GHSA-w348-j94x-qjh2
ENISA description: An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Linux that exposes the hashed credentials of GlobalProtect users that saved their password during previous GlobalProtect app sessions to other local users on the system. The exposed credentials enable a local attacker to authenticate to the GlobalProtect portal or gateway as the target user without knowing of the target user’s plaintext password. This issue impacts: GlobalProtect app 5.1 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.1.10 on Linux. GlobalProtect app 5.2 versions earlier than and including GlobalProtect app 5.2.7 on Linux. GlobalProtect app 5.3 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.3.2 on Linux. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.
EUVD references (1)
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (0)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
None in the CVE record.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0019 x_refsource_MISC
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.
- http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/522.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-0019 rapid7:attackerkb.com
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-15240 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/json/CVE-2022-0019 rapid7:security.paloaltonetworks.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0019 rapid7:www.cve.org
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.
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0019 psirt@paloaltonetworks.com Vendor Advisory
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0019 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Vendor Advisory
Remediations (10)
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web:allaboutgrc.com
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web:blog.qualys.com
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2026-06-04 07:41 UTC -
web:jumpcloud.com
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2026-06-04 07:41 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
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2026-06-04 07:41 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
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web:www.cisa.gov
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2026-06-04 07:41 UTC -
web:www.cve.org
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2026-06-04 07:41 UTC -
web:www.forbes.com
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2026-06-04 07:41 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
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2026-06-04 07:41 UTC -
web:www.windowscentral.com
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