Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2020 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2020-2020Cortex XDR Agent: Exceptional condition denial-of-service (DoS)

Medium 5.5

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 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR Agent from starting when the software or machine is restarted. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR Agent 5.0 versions earlier than 5.0.10; Cortex XDR Agent 6.1 versions earlier than 6.1.7; Cortex XDR Agent 7.0 versions earlier than 7.0.3; Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.2.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	Cortex XDR Agent	7.0 – before 7.0.37.1 – before 7.1.25.0 – before 5.0.106.1 – before 6.1.7

Weakness: CWE-755 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2020 x_refsource_MISC