CVE-2024-5909
6.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.4.0 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.3.0 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.2.0 < 8.2.1 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.1.0 < 8.1.2 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 7.9-CE < 7.9.102-CE | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
CVE Program Container
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