Description
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables an authenticated local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex XDR agent 6.1 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 6.1.9.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks / Cortex XDR Agent7.2.* – 7.2.*
- Palo Alto Networks / Cortex XDR Agent7.3.* – 7.3.*
- Palo Alto Networks / Cortex XDR Agent7.4.* – 7.4.*
- Palo Alto Networks / Cortex XDR Agent7.5.* – 7.5.*
- Palo Alto Networks / Cortex XDR Agent7.6.* – 7.6.*
- Palo Alto Networks / Cortex XDR Agent5.0 – 5.0.12
- Palo Alto Networks / Cortex XDR Agent6.1 – 6.1.9