CVE-2024-8690

Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows Administrator Can Disable the Agent

Published Sep 11, 2024 CVSS 4.0 · 5.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows administrator privileges to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.

Analysis

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR Agent 8.2, and all later Cortex XDR Agent versions.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49349 A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows administrator privileges to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.9.102-ce:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.9.102:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks cortex Xdr Agent
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.9.102-ce:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Vendors & Products Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks cortex Xdr Agent
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows administrator privileges to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.
Title Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows Administrator Can Disable the Agent
Weaknesses CWE-440
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Sep 11, 2024, 6:24 PM
Reserved
Sep 11, 2024, 8:21 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 11, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:23 AM