---
id: "CVE-2026-0324"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-0324"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-0324"]
title: "OPSWAT MetaDefender SDK in GlobalProtect lets Windows users gain SYSTEM"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.9
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["endpoint", "globalprotect", "opswat", "other", "palo-alto-networks", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-globalprotect", "no-local-user-access", "non-windows"]
published_at: "2026-11-11T20:16:59+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-11T20:28:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-11T20:30:17+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0324", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-11T20:28:52+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# OPSWAT MetaDefender SDK in GlobalProtect lets Windows users gain SYSTEM

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-0324 (this .md is for agents)

The OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK, bundled with the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows, has an incorrect privilege management flaw. A local, non-administrative Windows user can escalate to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, the highest local privilege.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check whether the GlobalProtect app is installed on Windows machines in your fleet.
- Check whether the OPSWAT MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK is present in the GlobalProtect install directory: unknown if the sources give a path.
- Check the installed GlobalProtect version against the vendor advisory: unknown if the sources do not give a version range.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-11T20:28:52+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0324

## From the sources

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.

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