CVE-2023-0006
GlobalProtect App: Local File Deletion Vulnerability
Severity Score
6.3
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track
*SSVC
Descriptions
A local file deletion vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows devices enables a user to delete system files from the endpoint with elevated privileges through a race condition.
*Credits:
Palo Alto Networks thanks Marcin Gebarowski for discovering and reporting this issue.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2022-10-27 CVE Reserved
- 2023-04-12 CVE Published
- 2025-02-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CAPEC
References (1)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0006 | 2023-04-21 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" | Globalprotect Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Globalprotect" | >= 5.2.0 < 5.2.13 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Globalprotect" and version " >= 5.2.0 < 5.2.13" | windows |
Affected
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| Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" | Globalprotect Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Globalprotect" | >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.4 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Globalprotect" and version " >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.4" | windows |
Affected
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| Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" | Globalprotect Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Globalprotect" | 6.1.0 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Globalprotect" and version "6.1.0" | windows |
Affected
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