CVE-2024-8690
5.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
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
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.5 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.4 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.3 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.3-CE | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.2 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 7.9.102-CE | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-440: CWE-440: Expected Behavior Violation
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
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