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High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published Feb 10, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-0016

CVE-2022-0016

Description

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists within the Connect Before Logon feature of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app that enables a local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM or root privileges when authenticating with Connect Before Logon under certain circumstances. This issue impacts GlobalProtect app 5.2 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.2.9 on Windows and MacOS. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.

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Affected products

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  • Paloaltonetworks/Globalprotect3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.2,<5.2.9
    • (no CPE)range: <5.2.9
    • (no CPE)range: 5.3.*

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