Vulnerability · Published Mar 11, 2026 · Assigned by palo_alto
CVE-2026-0230Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on macOS
Medium 4.0
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 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)4.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on macOS allows a local administrator to disable the agent. This issue could be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 8.7-CE – before 8.7.101-CE8.3-CE – before 8.3.102-CE |
Weakness: CWE-754 · Vector: 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
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0230 vendor-advisory