CVE-2023-0009

Local privilege escalation to elevated program execution

Published Jun 14, 2023 · Updated Dec 30, 2024

Local privilege escalation in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App for Windows allows local users to execute programs with elevated privileges. The advisory maps the flaw to reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision but does not identify the component, input, or incorrect trust decision. An ordinary local account requires no special privileges or user interaction to execute programs in an elevated context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App for Windows allows local users to execute programs with elevated privileges. The advisory maps the flaw to reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision but does not identify the component, input, or incorrect trust decision. An ordinary local account requires no special privileges or user interaction to execute programs in an elevated context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0009
Published
Jun 14, 2023
Updated
Dec 30, 2024
Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Product
GlobalProtect App
Classifications
CWE-807, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 30, 2024Record 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 <6.0.5 changes=[{"at":"6.0.5","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 <6.0.5 changes=[{"at":"6.0.5","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.1 <6.1.1 changes=[{"at":"6.1.1","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

7.8Palo Alto NetworksCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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-807Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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