CVE-2022-0021

5.5 mediumEPSS 0.2%

Medium (5.5) in paloaltonetworks globalprotect. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An 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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 13% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-532
Published: 2022-02-10
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

paloaltonetworks:globalprotect

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0021
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0021

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