VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-45809

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability1.65%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-03-22

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

GlobalProtect-openconnect versions prior to 1.4.3 are affected by incorrect access control in GPService through DBUS, GUI Application. The way GlobalProtect-Openconnect is set up enables arbitrary users to execute commands as root by submitting the `--script=<script>` parameter.

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory