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Cortex Xdr Agent

16 CVEs product

Monthly

CVE-2026-0232 Apr 13, 07:22 MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Cortex XDR agent on Windows versions 7.9-CE through 9.0 allows authenticated local administrators to disable the agent through a protection mechanism bypass, enabling malware to operate undetected. The vulnerability requires high privileges and local access, but creates a critical detection evasion vector when exploited by administratively compromised systems or insider threats. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been reported at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Palo Alto Networks
NVD VulDB
CVSS 4.0
4.0
EPSS
0.0%
CVE-2024-9469 Oct 09, 17:15 MEDIUM This Month

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows non-administrative privileges to disable the agent. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 4.0
5.7
EPSS
0.2%
CVE-2024-8690 Sep 11, 17:15 MEDIUM This Month

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows administrator privileges to disable the agent. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 4.0
5.6
EPSS
0.2%
CVE-2024-5909 Jun 12, 17:15 MEDIUM This Month

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low privileged local Windows user to disable the agent. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 4.0
6.8
EPSS
0.4%
CVE-2024-5907 Jun 12, 17:15 MEDIUM This Month

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.2). No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 4.0
5.2
EPSS
0.1%
CVE-2024-5905 Jun 12, 17:15 LOW Monitor

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local low privileged Windows user to disrupt some functionality of the agent. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.0). No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 4.0
2.0
EPSS
0.1%
CVE-2023-3280 Sep 13, 17:15 MEDIUM This Month

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local user to disable the agent. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 3.1
5.5
EPSS
0.3%
CVE-2023-0002 Feb 08, 18:15 HIGH This Week

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local user to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 3.1
7.8
EPSS
0.3%
CVE-2023-0001 Feb 08, 18:15 MEDIUM POC This Month

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,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD GitHub
CVSS 3.1
6.7
EPSS
0.2%
CVE-2022-0029 Sep 14, 17:15 MEDIUM This Month

An improper link resolution vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local attacker to read files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 3.1
5.5
EPSS
0.2%
CVE-2022-0026 May 11, 17:15 MEDIUM This Month

A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent software on Windows that enables an authenticated local user with file creation privilege in the Windows. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 3.1
6.7
EPSS
0.2%
CVE-2022-0025 May 11, 17:15 MEDIUM This Month

A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent software on Windows that enables an authenticated local user with file creation privilege in the Windows. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 3.1
6.7
EPSS
0.2%
CVE-2021-3042 Jul 15, 17:15 HIGH This Week

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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 3.1
7.8
EPSS
0.2%
CVE-2021-3041 Jun 10, 13:15 HIGH This Week

A local privilege escalation 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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 3.1
7.8
EPSS
0.2%
CVE-2020-2049 Dec 09, 18:15 HIGH This Week

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on the Windows platform that allows an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 3.1
7.8
EPSS
0.3%
CVE-2020-2020 Dec 09, 18:15 MEDIUM This Month

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Cortex Xdr Agent Paloaltonetworks
NVD
CVSS 3.1
5.5
EPSS
0.3%
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Cortex XDR agent on Windows versions 7.9-CE through 9.0 allows authenticated local administrators to disable the agent through a protection mechanism bypass, enabling malware to operate undetected. The vulnerability requires high privileges and local access, but creates a critical detection evasion vector when exploited by administratively compromised systems or insider threats. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been reported at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.7
MEDIUM This Month

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows non-administrative privileges to disable the agent. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.6
MEDIUM This Month

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows administrator privileges to disable the agent. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low privileged local Windows user to disable the agent. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.2
MEDIUM This Month

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.2). No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 2.0
LOW Monitor

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local low privileged Windows user to disrupt some functionality of the agent. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.0). No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local user to disable the agent. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local user to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM POC This Month

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,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

An improper link resolution vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local attacker to read files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent software on Windows that enables an authenticated local user with file creation privilege in the Windows. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.7
MEDIUM This Month

A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent software on Windows that enables an authenticated local user with file creation privilege in the Windows. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

A local privilege escalation 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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on the Windows platform that allows an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Paloalto +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Cortex Xdr Agent +1
NVD

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