Palo Alto GlobalProtect Vulnerability Allows Privilege Escalation via Certificate Bypass

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Palo Alto GlobalProtect Vulnerability Allows Privilege Escalation via Certificate Bypass A newly disclosed vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks’ GlobalProtect application could allow attackers to escalate privileges and install malicious software on affected systems through improper certificate validation. The security flaw, tracked asCVE-2025-2183, was published on August 13, 2025, and affects multiple versions of the popular VPN client across Windows and Linux platforms. Critical Security Flaw ...

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