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    CVE-2025-0140

    An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ App on macOS 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, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and GlobalProtect UWP app are not affected.

    Published:Jul 9, 2025
    Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
    EPS:Jul 9, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00027
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Palo Alto Networks
    Product
    Globalprotect App

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High