CVE-2024-5921

moderate-risk
Published 2024-11-27

An insufficient certification validation issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app enables attackers to connect the GlobalProtect app to arbitrary servers. This can enable a local non-administrative operating system user or an attacker on the same subnet to install malicious root certificates on the endpoint and subsequently install malicious software signed by the malicious root certificates on that endpoint. Please subscribe to our RSS feed https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/rss.xml to be alerted to new updates to this and other advisories.

Do I need to act?

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0.28% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
ADJACENT_NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Affected Vendors

Paloaltonetworks

References (3)

Exploit https://blog.amberwolf.com/blog/2024/november/palo-alto-globalprotect---code-exe...
Not Applicable https://github.com/AmberWolfCyber/NachoVPN
Vendor Advisory https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5921
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moderate-risk
Severity 27/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 12/34 · Low