CVE-2024-5908

GlobalProtect App: Encrypted Credential Exposure via Log Files

Published Jun 12, 2024 CVSS 4.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A problem with the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app can result in exposure of encrypted user credentials, used for connecting to GlobalProtect, in application logs. Normally, these application logs are only viewable by local users and are included when generating logs for troubleshooting purposes. This means that these encrypted credentials are exposed to recipients of the application logs.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in GlobalProtect app 5.1.12, GlobalProtect app 6.0.8, GlobalProtect app 6.1.3, GlobalProtect app 6.2.3, and all later GlobalProtect app versions. Customers looking to protect against the impact of this encrypted password disclosure should first delete PanGPS.log files from the GlobalProtect installation directory on all endpoints and then force a rotation of user passwords that are used to connect to GlobalProtect.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-47040 A problem with the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app can result in exposure of encrypted user credentials, used for connecting to GlobalProtect, in application logs. Normally, these application logs are only viewable by local users and are included when generating logs for troubleshooting purposes. This means that these encrypted credentials are exposed to recipients of the application logs.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks globalprotect
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks globalprotect
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Aug 9, 2024, 7:08 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2024, 3:27 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 12, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:16 AM