CVE-2024-5908
📛 CVE Title
GlobalProtect App: Encrypted Credential Exposure via Log Files
Description
A problem with the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app can result in exposure of encrypted user credentials, used for connecting to GlobalProtect, in application logs. Normally, these application logs are only viewable by local users and are included when generating logs for troubleshooting purposes. This means that these encrypted credentials are exposed to recipients of the application logs.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- palo_alto
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 5.5 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber- Effective score
- 5.5 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-532 - Reserved
- 2024-06-12
- Published
- 2024-06-12 16:28 UTC
- Last updated
- 2024-08-09 19:08 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2024/5xxx/CVE-2024-5908.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
- 2024-06-12 17:15:53 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2024-11-21 09:48:33 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.5 / 10 HIGH source: nvd@nist.gov
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Exploitability subscore
- 3.9 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 3.6 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0032 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 55.47% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-25 01:02 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-2024-47040 - Assigner
- palo_alto
- Published
- Jun 12, 2024, 4:28:08 PM
- Updated
- Aug 9, 2024, 7:08:25 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
-
5.5 / 10
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.3200
- Vendors
- Palo Alto Networks
- Products
-
GlobalProtect App (5.1.0 <5.1.12)GlobalProtect App (6.0.0 <6.0.8)GlobalProtect App (6.1.0 <6.1.3)GlobalProtect App (6.2.0 <6.2.3)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-6q37-cp6x-mhfw
ENISA description: A problem with the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app can result in exposure of encrypted user credentials, used for connecting to GlobalProtect, in application logs. Normally, these application logs are only viewable by local users and are included when generating logs for troubleshooting purposes. This means that these encrypted credentials are exposed to recipients of the application logs.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | GlobalProtect App |
5.1.0 (affected),
6.0.0 (affected),
6.1.0 (affected),
6.2.0 (affected)
|
— |
Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5908 vendor-advisory
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5908 vendor-advisory
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-2024-5908 rapid7:attackerkb.com
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-47040 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/json/CVE-2024-5908 rapid7:security.paloaltonetworks.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5908 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-2024-5908 psirt@paloaltonetworks.com Vendor Advisory
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5908 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Vendor Advisory
Remediations (10)
-
web:cyberpress.org
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two actively exploited Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, issuing an urgent remediation directive for federal agencies with a due date of June 3, 2026.
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known "zero-day" or actively exploited vulnerabilities ...
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code.
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:www.cisa.gov
Updated October 29, 2025: CISA has updated this Alert to include revised information on vulnerable product identification, potential threat activity detections, and additional resources. Microsoft released an update to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) in Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025), CVE -2025-59287
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:www.computerworld.com
Each month, the team at Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. The company's Patch Tuesday release for February ...
2026-05-23 22:11 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 22:11 UTC -
web:www.darkreading.com
Microsoft initially fixed CVE -2025-59287 in Patch Tuesday but has issued a second, out-of-band update for the flaw, which is now under attack in the wild.
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:www.msn.com
Microsoft suggests the threat is being used in phishing attacks against vulnerable systems since successful exploitation requires local access to the PC.
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC -
web:www.rapid7.com
Microsoft is publishing 66 new vulnerabilities today, which is far fewer than we've come to expect in recent months. However, the lone zero-day vulnerability this month demands attention.
2026-05-23 22:11 UTC
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