Cortex XDR Agent: Cleartext Exposure of Agent Admin Password (Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.21 % · percentile 12 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
An information exposure vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local system administrator to disclose the admin password for the agent in cleartext, which bad actors can then use to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | palo_alto |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | NVD · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-12106
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-0001
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0105 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits PaloAlto · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:*≥ 7.5 < 7.5.101
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR agent | unaffected 7.9 All ; unaffected 7.8 All ; affected 7.5 < 7.5.101-CE ; unaffected 5.0 All |
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 |