CVE-2026-0232
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/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 allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 9.1.0 < 5.10.14 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 9.0 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.9 | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.7-CE | unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 9.0 < 9.0.1 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.9 < 8.9.1 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.7-CE < 8.7.101-CE | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.3-CE < 8.3-CE-CU-2120 | affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 7.9-CE < 7.9-CE-CU-2120 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-15: CWE-15: External Control of System or Configuration Setting
Workarounds
No known workarounds exist for this issue.
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
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