title: GlobalProtect App: Local User Can Disable GlobalProtect
description: An issue in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app enables a non-privileged user to disable the GlobalProtect app in configurations that allow a user to disable GlobalProtect with a passcode.
problem types: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: GlobalProtect App
vendor: Palo Alto Networks
versions:
changes: [at: 6.0.4, status: unaffected], lessThan: 6.0.4, status: affected, version: 6.0, versionType: custom
changes: [at: 5.1.12, status: unaffected], lessThan: 5.1.12, status: affected, version: 5.1, versionType: custom
changes: [at: 5.2.13, status: unaffected], lessThan: 5.2.13, status: affected, version: 5.2, versionType: custom
changes: [at: 6.1.1, status: unaffected], lessThan: 6.1.1, status: affected, version: 6.1, versionType: custom
status: unaffected, version: 6.2
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 5.5
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL
exploits: Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
solutions: This issue is fixed in GlobalProtect app 5.1.12, GlobalProtect app 5.2.13, GlobalProtect app 6.0.4, GlobalProtect app 6.1.1, and all later GlobalProtect app versions.
workarounds: You can mitigate this issue by setting "Allow User to Disable GlobalProtect App" to "Disallow" or "Allow with Ticket."