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CVE-2025-4232: GlobalProtect: Authenticated Code Injection Through Wildcard on macOS

8.5 CVSS

Description

An improper neutralization of wildcards vulnerability in the log collection feature of Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on macOS allows a non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-4232

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 8.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

Problem Types

CWE-155: Improper Neutralization of Wildcards or Matching Symbols

Affected Products

Vendor: Palo Alto Networks

Product: GlobalProtect App

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 2.15% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-22 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4232
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-4232

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