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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-05-14T18:06:45.870Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-26T18:28:08.560Z

Source :

palo_alto
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-0131 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Opswat
  • Metadefender Endpoint Security Sdk
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-0131.

URL Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2025-0131 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.opswat.com/docs/mdsdk/release-notes/cve-2025-0131 cve-icon cve-icon
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