CVE-2025-0118

GlobalProtect App: Execution of Unsafe ActiveX Control Vulnerability

Published Mar 12, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a remote attacker to run ActiveX controls within the context of an authenticated Windows user. This enables the attacker to run commands as if they are a legitimate authenticated user. However, to exploit this vulnerability, the authenticated user must navigate to a malicious page during the GlobalProtect SAML login process on a Windows device.

This issue does not apply to the GlobalProtect app on other (non-Windows) platforms.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

You can mitigate this issue by using a different form of authentication for the GlobalProtect portal such as Client Certificate Authentication, RADIUS, TACACS+, LDAP, or Kerberos. You can find information about configuring authentication for the GlobalProtect portal in this documentation https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/11-1/pan-os-web-interface-help/globalprotect/network-globalprotect-portals/globalprotect-portals-authentication-configuration-tab .

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-7352 A vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a remote attacker to run ActiveX controls within the context of an authenticated Windows user. This enables the attacker to run commands as if they are a legitimate authenticated user. However, to exploit this vulnerability, the authenticated user must navigate to a malicious page during the GlobalProtect SAML login process on a Windows device. This issue does not apply to the GlobalProtect app on other (non-Windows) platforms.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00085}

epss

{'score': 0.00129}

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

{'score': 8.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a remote attacker to run ActiveX controls within the context of an authenticated Windows user. This enables the attacker to run commands as if they are a legitimate authenticated user. However, to exploit this vulnerability, the authenticated user must navigate to a malicious page during the GlobalProtect SAML login process on a Windows device. This issue does not apply to the GlobalProtect app on other (non-Windows) platforms.
Title GlobalProtect App: Execution of Unsafe ActiveX Control Vulnerability
First Time appeared Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks globalprotect App
Weaknesses CWE-618
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.0.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.0.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.0.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.1.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.1.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.1.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect_app:6.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks globalprotect App
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Mar 12, 2025, 6:52 PM
Reserved
Dec 20, 2024, 11:23 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 12, 2025, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:25 AM