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CVE-2024-2431

GlobalProtect App: Local User Can Disable GlobalProtect

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 13, 2024 at 05:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGlobalProtect

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app enables a non-privileged user to disable the GlobalProtect app in configurations that allow a user to disable GlobalProtect with a passcode.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

GlobalProtect· Palo Alto Networks
95%
5.1 ≤ v < 5.1.125.1.0 ≤ v < 5.1.125.2 ≤ v < 5.2.135.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.2.136.0 ≤ v < 6.0.46.0.0 ≤ v < 6.0.46.1 ≤ v < 6.1.16.1.0 ≤ v < 6.1.15.15.26.06.0.06.16.1.06.2.0
Affected range stops below 5.1.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.2.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-2431

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMpalo_alto
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

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