CVE-2023-0006

System file deletion via local race condition

Published Apr 12, 2023 · Updated Feb 7, 2025

Local file deletion in affected Windows GlobalProtect App releases allows local users to delete system files through a race condition. The TOCTOU race lets a low-privileged user redirect an elevated deletion operation to a system file, but the affected process and path-handling sequence are undisclosed. Exploitation requires local access and successful race timing; deletion can damage endpoint integrity or interrupt service.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Local file deletion in affected Windows GlobalProtect App releases allows local users to delete system files through a race condition. The TOCTOU race lets a low-privileged user redirect an elevated deletion operation to a system file, but the affected process and path-handling sequence are undisclosed. Exploitation requires local access and successful race timing; deletion can damage endpoint integrity or interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0006
Published
Apr 12, 2023
Updated
Feb 7, 2025
Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Product
GlobalProtect App
Classifications
CWE-367, T1485
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.2 <5.2.13 changes=[{"at":"5.2.13","status":"unaffected"}]
  2. Affected versionversion=6.0 <6.0.4 changes=[{"at":"6.0.4","status":"unaffected"}]
  3. Affected versionversion=6.1 <6.1.1 changes=[{"at":"6.1.1","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect Appversion=5.2 <5.2.13 changes=[{"at":"5.2.13","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.0 <6.0.4 changes=[{"at":"6.0.4","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.1 <6.1.1 changes=[{"at":"6.1.1","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

6.3Palo Alto NetworksCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
T1485Data Destruction

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Technologies

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