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CVE-2025-2179 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on Linux devices enables a locally authenticated non administrative user to disable the app even if the GlobalProtect app configuration would not normally permit them to do so. The GlobalProtect app on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NDDVolerionCVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-2179 [email protected]AdvisoryRemedyVendor

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App
>= 6.2.0, < 6.2.9 (semver)
>= 6.1.0 (semver)
>= 6.0.0 (semver)

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

Remediation

  • Upgrade: 6.2.9moderate effort

Change History

3 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-2179
NVD Published Date:
Jul 29, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]