Vulnerability · Published Jan 12, 2022 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2022-0013Cortex XDR Agent: File Information Exposure Vulnerability When Generating Support File

Medium 5.0

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Cortex XDR Agent from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A file information exposure vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a support file. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex XDR agent 6.1 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 6.1.9; Cortex XDR agent 7.2 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.2.4; Cortex XDR agent 7.3 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.3.2.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 7.2 – before 7.2.45.0 – before 5.0.126.1 – before 6.1.97.3 – before 7.3.2

Weakness: CWE-538 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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