A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low privileged local Windows user to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.
Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2024-47041 | A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low privileged local Windows user to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity. |
Fixes
Solution
This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR agent 7.9.102-CE, Cortex XDR agent 8.1.2, Cortex XDR agent 8.2.1, and all later Cortex XDR agent versions.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5909 |
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History
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:15:00 +0000
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Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks cortex Xdr Agent |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:windows:*:* |
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| Vendors & Products |
Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks cortex Xdr Agent |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Projects
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: palo_alto
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T21:25:03.192Z
Reserved: 2024-06-12T15:27:55.683Z
Link: CVE-2024-5909
Updated: 2024-08-01T21:25:03.192Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-06-12T17:15:53.370
Modified: 2024-11-21T09:48:33.737
Link: CVE-2024-5909
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OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
EUVD