CVE-2022-0021

Summary

CVECVE-2022-0021
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-02-10 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-02-17 16:01:00 UTC
DescriptionAn information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows that logs the cleartext credentials of the connecting GlobalProtect user when authenticating using Connect Before Logon feature. This issue impacts GlobalProtect App 5.2 versions earlier than 5.2.9 on Windows. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-532

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Application Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2022-0021 GlobalProtect App: Information Exposure Vulnerability When Using Connect Before Logon CONFIRM security.paloaltonetworks.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: This issue was found by Rutger Truyers of Palo Alto Networks during internal security review.

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376414 Palo Alto Networks (GlobalProtect App) Information Exposure Vulnerability (GPC-13888)
  • 730354 Palo Alto Networks (GlobalProtect App) Information Exposure Vulnerability (GPC-13888)
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