CVE-2022-0021

Description

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows that logs the cleartext credentials of the connecting GlobalProtect user when authenticating using Connect Before Logon feature.

Description (MITRE) cveawg.mitre.org

Pulled from cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2022-0021 on 2026-07-27. Shown when MITRE's text differs from the cvelistV5 mirror.

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows that logs the cleartext credentials of the connecting GlobalProtect user when authenticating using Connect Before Logon feature. This issue impacts GlobalProtect App 5.2 versions earlier than 5.2.9 on Windows. 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

3.3 / 10 LOW 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-2022-0021/

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

3.3 / 10 LOW source: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitability subscore

1.8 / 10

Impact subscore

1.4 / 10

EPSS score

0.0022 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)

EPSS percentile

13.13% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-27

NVD-assigned CWE(s): CWE-532 (differs from the CNA list above)

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-2022-15242

Assigner

palo_alto

Published

Feb 10, 2022, 6:10:24 PM

Updated

Sep 16, 2024, 7:20:33 PM

EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)

3.3 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EUVD-reported EPSS

0.2200

Vendors

Palo Alto Networks

Products

GlobalProtect App (5.2 <5.2.9)

Aliases

GHSA-c8q6-g23p-58gh

ENISA description: An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows that logs the cleartext credentials of the connecting GlobalProtect user when authenticating using Connect Before Logon feature. This issue impacts GlobalProtect App 5.2 versions earlier than 5.2.9 on Windows. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.

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-2022-0021 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/532.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
• https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-0021 rapid7:attackerkb.com
• https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-15242 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/json/CVE-2022-0021 rapid7:security.paloaltonetworks.com
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0021 rapid7:www.cve.org

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