CVE-2024-5921

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This can enable a local non-administrative operating system user or an attacker on the same subnet to install malicious root certificates on the endpoint and subsequently install malicious software signed by the malicious root certificates on that endpoint.\n\nPlease subscribe to our RSS feed https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/rss.xml to be alerted to new updates to this and other advisories."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Un problema de validaci\u00f3n de certificaci\u00f3n insuficiente en la aplicaci\u00f3n GlobalProtect de Palo Alto Networks permite a los atacantes conectar la aplicaci\u00f3n GlobalProtect a servidores arbitrarios. Esto puede permitir que un usuario de sistema operativo local no administrativo o un atacante en la misma subred instale certificados ra\u00edz maliciosos en el endpoint y, posteriormente, instale software malicioso firmado por los certificados ra\u00edz maliciosos en ese endpoint. La aplicaci\u00f3n GlobalProtect para Android est\u00e1 en evaluaci\u00f3n. Suscr\u00edbase a nuestro canal RSS https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/rss.xml para recibir alertas sobre nuevas actualizaciones de este y otros avisos."}], "lastModified": "2025-06-27T16:55:15.100", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "3359D547-998E-47A1-BEDB-B2C77EF3A409", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.6", "versionStartIncluding": "6.1.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "CAD9B8B2-FF04-4DD8-A6CA-36D07E5E143C", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.7", "versionStartIncluding": "6.1.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "481B8617-1E9C-402D-A514-32789504E173", "versionEndExcluding": "6.2.1", "versionStartIncluding": "6.1.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "98AE3375-3394-4A30-B81C-17AEDF9F6870", "versionEndExcluding": "6.2.6", "versionStartIncluding": "6.1.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "444E9B22-3CD4-462F-A476-E65CC5307396", "versionEndExcluding": "6.2.6", "versionStartIncluding": "6.1.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "337C8091-22DB-4449-B042-8325C2FBD956", "versionEndExcluding": "6.3.2", "versionStartIncluding": "6.3.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "37374EC1-2761-4204-B167-81AC7292D6B1", "versionEndExcluding": "6.3.2", "versionStartIncluding": "6.3.0"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "psirt@paloaltonetworks.com"}