Medium severity · published Jul 9, 2025
CVE-2025-0140
GlobalProtect App: Non Admin User Can Disable the GlobalProtect App
6.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on macOS devices enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to disable the app even if the GlobalProtect app configuration would not normally permit them to do so.
The GlobalProtect app on Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GA
GlobalProtect App · Palo Alto Networks
6.3.0 before 6.3.3-h1 (6.3.3-c650); 6.2.0 before 6.2.8-h2 (6.2.8-c243); 6.1.0; 6.0.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0140
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0140
security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0140
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