CVE-2025-4232

GlobalProtect: Authenticated Code Injection Through Wildcard on macOS

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:32 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGlobalProtect

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An improper neutralization of wildcards vulnerability in the log collection feature of Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on macOS allows a non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root.

Affected

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

6.0.0 ≤ v < 6.2.86.2.0 ≤ v < 6.2.8-h26.3 ≤ v < 6.3.36.3.0 ≤ v < 6.3.36.0.06.1.06.2.06.3
Affected range stops below 6.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.2.8-h2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-155

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