Vulnerability · Published Jan 12, 2022 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2022-0012Cortex XDR Agent: Local Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Medium 6.1

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 17% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An improper link resolution before file access vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows platforms that enables a local user to delete arbitrary system files and impact the system integrity or cause a denial of service condition. 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)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	Cortex XDR Agent	5.0 – before 5.0.127.2 – before 7.2.47.3 – before 7.3.26.1 – before 6.1.9

Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0012 x_refsource_MISC