Is CVE-2022-0016 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-0016 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-0016?

CVE-2022-0016 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-0016?

CVE-2022-0016 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0016?

Upgrade globalprotect to 5.2.9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-0016

HIGH

7.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists within the Connect Before Logon feature of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app that enables a local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM or root privileges when authenticating with Connect Before Logon under certain circumstances. This issue impacts GlobalProtect app 5.2 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.2.9 on Windows and MacOS. This issue does not affect the GlobalProtect app on other platforms.

CWE-703 CWE-755

How to fix

Remediation Available

globalprotectNVD

Affected:>= 5.2, < 5.2.9Fixed in:5.2.9CVE-2022-0016derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

security.paloaltonetworks.com

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CVE-2023-49786	High	7.5	5.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-10781	High	8.1	3.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-22052	High	7.5	3.8%	-	-
CVE-2024-22053	High	8.2	3.5%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.