CVE-2022-0025
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent software on Windows that enables an authenticated local user with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:) to execute a program with elevated privileges. This issue impacts: All versions of the Cortex XDR agent when upgrading to Cortex XDR agent 7.7.0 on Windows; Cortex XDR agent 7.7.0 without content update 500 or a later version on Windows. This issue does not impact other platforms or other versions of the Cortex XDR agent.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 7.7 < 7.7.1.62043 without CU-500 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 7.7.* with CU-500 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 7.6 all | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 7.5 CE all | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 7.4 all | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 7.5 all | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 6.1 all | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 5.0 all | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-427: CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Workarounds
There are no known workarounds for this issue.
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
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