CVE-2024-8690

Summary

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows administrator 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 Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Palo Alto NetworksCortex XDR Agent8.5unaffected
Palo Alto NetworksCortex XDR Agent8.4unaffected
Palo Alto NetworksCortex XDR Agent8.3unaffected
Palo Alto NetworksCortex XDR Agent8.3-CEunaffected
Palo Alto NetworksCortex XDR Agent8.2unaffected
Palo Alto NetworksCortex XDR Agent7.9.102-CEaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-440: CWE-440: Expected Behavior Violation

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References