CVE-2024-5907
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR | Endpoint / EDR | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported products (1)
- Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Agent
Credit
Palo Alto Networks thanks Orange Cyberdefense Switzerland's Research Team for discovering and reporting this issue.
Vendor remediation
This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR agent 7.9.102-CE, Cortex XDR agent 8.2.3, Cortex XDR agent 8.3.1, and all later Cortex XDR agent versions. This issue will not be addressed in Cortex XDR agent 8.1, which reached end-of-life (EoL) status on April 9, 2024.