Cortex XDR Agent: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability (Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.13 % · percentile 3 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 5.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 5.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber | NVD · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-47039
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-5907
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0491 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Palo Alto Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:*≥ 7.9 < 7.9.102cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.1 < 8.2.3cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.3 < 8.3.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Agent | affected 7.9-CE < 7.9.102-CE ; affected 8.1.0 ; affected 8.2.0 < 8.2.3 ; affected 8.3.0 < 8.3.1 ; unaffected 8.4.0 |
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 |