Is CVE-2025-4232 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-4232 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-06-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-4232?

CVE-2025-4232 has a CVSS score of 8.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:M/U:Amber.

How do I patch CVE-2025-4232?

Patch guidance is available from paloaltonetworks security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-4232.

Fix CVE-2025-4232 - HIGH paloaltonetworks globalprotect

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2025-4232?

2 products: paloaltonetworks globalprotect, paloaltonetworks globalprotect.

Description

An improper neutralization of wildcards vulnerability in the log collection feature of Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on macOS allows a non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:M/U:Amber
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-155

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PALOALTONETWORKS
Published: 6/13/2025
Last Modified: 6/27/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-4232

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