Cortex XDR Agent: Exceptional condition denial-of-service (DoS)
CVE-2020-2020

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Status
Cortex Xdr Agent
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 December 2020

Summary

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 the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR Agent from starting when the software or machine is restarted. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR Agent 5.0 versions earlier than 5.0.10; Cortex XDR Agent 6.1 versions earlier than 6.1.7; Cortex XDR Agent 7.0 versions earlier than 7.0.3; Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.2.

Affected Version(s)

Cortex XDR Agent 7.0 < 7.0.3

Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 < 7.1.2

Cortex XDR Agent 5.0 < 5.0.10

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2020
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Palo Alto Networks thanks Paul van der Haas of Orange Cyberdefense for discovering and reporting this issue.
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