Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent
CVE-2024-9469

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Palo Alto Networks
Status
Cortex Xdr Agent
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 October 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

What is CVE-2024-9469?

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows non-administrative privileges to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.

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Affected Version(s)

Cortex XDR Agent Windows 7.9 < 7.9.102-CE

Cortex XDR Agent Windows 8.3 < 8.3.1

Cortex XDR Agent Windows 8.4 < 8.4.1

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9469
vendor-advisory

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

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

Credit

Orange Cyberdefense Switzerland's Research Team
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