Cortex XDR Agent: Improper Control of User-Controlled File Leads to Local Privilege Escalation (Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent)
En bref
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.25 % · centile 16 ()
- État
- PUBLISHED
- Publiée
- Mise à jour
- Attribuée par
- palo_alto
- Statut NVD
- Modified
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Description
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows platforms that enables an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. Exploiting this vulnerability requires the user to have file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\). This issue impacts: All versions of Cortex XDR agent 6.1 without content update 181 or a later version; All versions of Cortex XDR agent 7.2 without content update 181 or a later version; All versions of Cortex XDR agent 7.3 without content update 181 or a later version. Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions are not impacted by this issue. Content updates are required to resolve this issue and are automatically applied for the agent.
Faiblesses (CWE)
- CWE-427 — Élément de chemin de recherche non maîtrisé
Références
Scores
| Version | Score | Vecteur | Évalué par |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | palo_alto |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Références européennes
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-26394
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-3042
Avis du CERT-FR
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-532 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Palo Alto Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Configurations affectées (CPE NVD)
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.2:content_update149:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.2:content_update150:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Produits affectés
| Produit | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Agent | unaffected 5.0 all |
| Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Agent | affected 6.1.* without content update 181 or later ; unaffected 6.1.* with content update 181 or later ; affected 7.2.* without content update 181 or later |
| Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Agent | unaffected 7.2.* with content update 181 or later ; unaffected 7.3.* with content update 181 or later ; affected 7.3.* without content update 181 or later |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |