Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on Windows (Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.15 % · percentile 4 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-15 — External Control of System or Configuration Setting
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 4.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber | palo_alto |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 4.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber | NVD · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-21895
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-0232
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0412 — 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:*:*:*≥ 8.7.0 < 8.7.101cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.9:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.3:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.9.0:-:*:*:-:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:9.0.0:-:*:*:-:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Agent | unaffected 9.1.0 < 5.10.14 ; unaffected 9.0 ; unaffected 8.9 ; unaffected 8.7-CE |
| Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Agent | affected 9.0 < 9.0.1 ; affected 8.9 < 8.9.1 ; affected 8.7-CE < 8.7.101-CE ; affected 8.3-CE < 8.3-CE-CU-2120 ; affected 7.9-CE < 7.9-CE-CU-2120 |
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 |