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

Summary

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.

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
.