CVE-2019-17436

High

Description

A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in GlobalProtect Agent for Linux and Mac OS X version 5.0.4 and earlier and version 4.1.12 and earlier, that can allow non-root users to overwrite root files on the file system.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductPaloaltonetworks Globalprotect
PublishedOct 16, 2019
First seenOct 16, 2019

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
paloaltonetworks globalprotectv ≤ 5.0.4, v ≤ 4.1.12—

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CVE-2019-17436 · Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect · Dark Radar