GlobalProtect App: Incorrect Privilege Management Vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK on Windows

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.

GlobalProtect App: Incorrect Privilege Management Vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK

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.

In OPSWAT MetaDefender Kiosk before 4.7.0, arbitrary code execution can be performed by an attacker via the MD Kiosk Unlock Device feature for software encrypted USB drives.

An issue was discovered in OPSWAT MetaDefender KIOSK 4.6.1.9996. Long inputs were not properly processed, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of communication).

An issue was discovered in OPSWAT MetaDefender KIOSK 4.6.1.9996. It has an unquoted service path that can be abused locally.

An issue was discovered in OPSWAT MetaDefender KIOSK 4.6.1.9996. Built-in features of Windows (desktop shortcuts, narrator) can be abused for privilege escalation.

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender ICAP Server before 4.13.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML because of the blocked page response.

As a result of an observable discrepancy in returned messages, OPSWAT MetaDefender Core (MDCore) before 5.1.2 could allow an authenticated user to enumerate filenames on the server.

OPSWAT MetaDefender Core before 5.1.2, MetaDefender ICAP before 4.12.1, and MetaDefender Email Gateway Security before 5.6.1 have incorrect access control, resulting in privilege escalation.

OPSWAT MetaDefender before v4.11.2 allows CSV injection.