CVE-2024-8690
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows Administrator Can Disable the Agent
Severity
Medium 5.6
CVSS 4.0
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.002
8.7th percentile
Discovered by
Third party
Published by the vendor
Published
Sep 11, 2024
Assigned by palo_alto
Description
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. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.
Weakness: CWE-440
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR | Endpoint / EDR | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported affected versions (1)
- Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Agent
Credit
Ayman Sagy of CyberCX
Vendor remediation
This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR Agent 8.2, and all later Cortex XDR Agent versions.