{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.1","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document. This document is autogenerated.","title":"Local Privilege Escalation in GlobalProtect App for Windows"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2019-17435","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-03-11T22:36:07.303Z","generator":{"date":"2026-03-11T22:36:07.303Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2019-17435","initial_release_date":"2019-10-15T07:00:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2026-03-11T15:36:07.000Z","summary":"Initial release"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2019-17435","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-80","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-77"],"known_affected":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-79","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-81"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in the GlobalProtect App for Windows auto-update feature that can allow for modification of a GlobalProtect App MSI installer package on disk before installation. (Ref # GPC-8977, CVE-2019-17435)\nSuccessful exploitation of this issue may allow a low-privileged local user to escalate their privileges to the System user.\nThis issue affects GlobalProtect App 5.0.3 and earlier for Windows and GlobalProtect App 4.1.12 and earlier for Windows."}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2019-17435","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17435"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2019-17435","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-17435"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in the GlobalProtect App for Windows auto-update feature that can allow for modification of a GlobalProtect App MSI installer package on disk before installation. (Ref # GPC-8977, CVE-2019-17435)\nSuccessful exploitation of this issue may allow a low-privileged local user to escalate their privileges to the System user.\nThis issue affects GlobalProtect App 5.0.3 and earlier for Windows and GlobalProtect App 4.1.12 and earlier for Windows."}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM"},"products":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-79","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-81"]}]}]}