What is GHSA-3h4w-q9cv-ppqw?

GHSA-3h4w-q9cv-ppqw is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. An incorrect privilege management vulnerability in the OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-3h4w-q9cv-ppqw cover?

GHSA-3h4w-q9cv-ppqw covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-0324. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

GHSA-3h4w-q9cv-ppqwMedium

An incorrect privilege management vulnerability in the OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 11, 2026

Last Modified

November 11, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-0324 →

📋 Description

An incorrect privilege management vulnerability in the OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK used by the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on Windows devices allows a locally authenticated non-administrative Windows user to escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0324
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0324
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3h4w-q9cv-ppqw