CVE-2024-5915

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 11 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.21% (11th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

15 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 1.3–7.8

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v4.05.2mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Ambersecondary · ENISA EU

v4.05.2mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Ambersecondary · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com

v4.01.3lowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Ambersecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-732USprimaryCWE-732US

affected products (15)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App≤ 6.0enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App≤ 5.1enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App6.1 → 6.1.5enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App6.2 → 6.2.4enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App6.3 → 6.3.1enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks Inc. GlobalProtect App≤ 6.3fstec_bduRU
Palo Alto Networks Inc. GlobalProtect App5.1 → 5.1.12fstec_bduRU
Palo Alto Networks Inc. GlobalProtect App6.0 → 6.0.10fstec_bduRU
Palo Alto Networks Inc. GlobalProtect App6.1 → 6.1.5fstec_bduRU
Palo Alto Networks Inc. GlobalProtect App6.2 → 6.2.4fstec_bduRU
paloaltonetworks globalprotect5.1.0 → 5.1.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks globalprotect6.0.0 → 6.0.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks globalprotect6.1.0 → 6.1.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks globalprotect6.2.0 → 6.2.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks globalprotect= 6.3.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2024-1854PaloAlto Networks GlobalProtect: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2024-08-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in PaloAlto Networks GlobalProtect ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-08-14modified 2026-06-17

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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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