CVE-2017-15870 (GCVE-0-2017-15870)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-11 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:04
VLAI
Summary
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent before 4.0.3 allows attackers with administration rights on the local station to gain SYSTEM privileges via vectors involving "image path execution hijacking."
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-12-05 00:00
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