{"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 Linux and Mac OS"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2019-17436","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-04-11T00:52:11.491Z","generator":{"date":"2026-04-11T00:52:11.491Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2019-17436","initial_release_date":"2019-10-15T07:00:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2026-04-10T17:52:11.000Z","summary":"Initial release"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2019-17436","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-76","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-77"],"known_affected":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-80","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-81"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in GlobalProtect App for Linux and Mac OSX that can allow non-root users to overwrite root files on the file system.  (Ref # GPC-8945, CVE-2019-17436)\nSuccessful exploitation of this issue may allow a low-privileged local user to escalate their privileges on the system.\nThis issue affects GlobalProtect App 5.0.4 and earlier for Linux and Mac OS and GlobalProtect App 4.1.12 and earlier for Linux and Mac OS."}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2019-17436","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17436"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2019-17436","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-17436"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in GlobalProtect App for Linux and Mac OSX that can allow non-root users to overwrite root files on the file system.  (Ref # GPC-8945, CVE-2019-17436)\nSuccessful exploitation of this issue may allow a low-privileged local user to escalate their privileges on the system.\nThis issue affects GlobalProtect App 5.0.4 and earlier for Linux and Mac OS and GlobalProtect App 4.1.12 and earlier for Linux and Mac OS."}],"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:H","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"products":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-80","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-81"]}]}]}