CVE-2025-0131
HIGH EPSS 3.1%
Published May 14, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.1 CVSS 4.0
Published May 14, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
An incorrect privilege management vulnerability in the OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK used by the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. However, execution requires that the local user also successfully exploits a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:X/U:Amber Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
3.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-266
References 2
- security.paloaltonetworks.com https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0131
- opswat.com https://www.opswat.com/docs/mdsdk/release-notes/cve-2025-0131
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.