Difficult-to-exploit privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices

CVE-2024-5907

Summary

The vulnerability enables local users to escalate privileges on Windows devices running Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent. By exploiting a race condition, an attacker can execute programs with elevated rights, potentially compromising the system's integrity and data security. While the nature of the exploit makes it challenging to achieve, the existence of this vulnerability underscores the importance of timely updates and patches to safeguard systems against potential threats.

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