Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2024 · Assigned by palo_alto
CVE-2024-8690Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows Administrator Can Disable the Agent
Medium 5.6
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 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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 products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 7.9.102-CE |
Weakness: CWE-440 · Vector: 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