CVE-2023-0002 (GCVE-0-2023-0002)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-08 17:21 – Updated: 2025-03-25 13:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Cortex XDR Agent: Product Disruption by Local Windows User
Summary
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local user to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-25 13:56 UTC
CWE
- CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR agent |
Unaffected:
7.9 All
Unaffected: 7.8 All Affected: 7.5 , < 7.5.101-CE (custom) Affected: 5.0 , < 5.0.12.22203 (custom) |
guessed |
Date Public
2023-02-08 17:00
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