VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2025-0131
EPSS probability0.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-05-14
Last modified2026-06-17
Description
An incorrect privilege management vulnerability in the OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK used by the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. However, execution requires that the local user also successfully exploits a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
Weakness classification
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com: CWE-266