{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.1","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document. This document is autogenerated.","title":"Man-in-the-middle Vulnerability in GlobalProtect App"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2012-6606","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-03-11T22:39:32.419Z","generator":{"date":"2026-03-11T22:39:32.419Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2012-6606","initial_release_date":"2012-10-22T07:00:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2026-03-11T15:39:32.000Z","summary":"Initial release"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2012-6606","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-88"],"known_affected":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-87","PANW-NetConnect-1"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"A vulnerability exists in NetConnect (all version) and GlobalPortect App (1.1.6 and earlier) whereby the agent does not verify the certificate presented by the portal server, enabling a possible Man-in-the-middle attack.\nThis vulnerability can result in an agent connecting to an attacker-controlled server allowing the attacker to receive the username and password of the affected user.\nThis issue affects NetConnect (all versions); GlobalProtect App (1.1.6 and earlier)."}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2012-6606","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6606"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2012-6606","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2012-6606"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"A vulnerability exists in NetConnect (all version) and GlobalPortect App (1.1.6 and earlier) whereby the agent does not verify the certificate presented by the portal server, enabling a possible Man-in-the-middle attack.\nThis vulnerability can result in an agent connecting to an attacker-controlled server allowing the attacker to receive the username and password of the affected user.\nThis issue affects NetConnect (all versions); GlobalProtect App (1.1.6 and earlier)."}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.8,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM"},"products":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-87","PANW-NetConnect-1"]}]}]}