CVE-2024-5907: Cortex XDR Agent: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
First published: Wed Jun 12 2024(Updated: )
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
Credit: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent | >=7.9<7.9.102 | |
| Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent | >=8.1<8.2.3 | |
| Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent | >=8.3<8.3.1 |
Remedy
This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR agent 7.9.102-CE, Cortex XDR agent 8.2.3, Cortex XDR agent 8.3.1, and all later Cortex XDR agent versions. This issue will not be addressed in Cortex XDR agent 8.1, which reached end-of-life (EoL) status on April 9, 2024.
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