Low Privileged User Can Disable Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on Windows Devices

CVE-2024-5909
5.5MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Status
Cortex Xdr Agent
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 June 2024

Summary

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. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.

CVSS V3.1

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

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

Collectors

NVD Database
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