Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows Administrator Can Disable the Agent
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | unaffected |
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Vendor Solution
This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR Agent 8.2, and all later Cortex XDR Agent versions.
| Source | ID | Title |
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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. |
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.188% probability within 30 days)
| Link | Providers |
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| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-8690 |
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Microsoft
Microsoft windows |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.9.102:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Microsoft
Microsoft windows |
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Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks cortex Xdr Agent |
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| 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 |
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cvssV3_1
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| 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 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV4_0
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Expected Behavior Violation