CVE-2022-0026

Cortex XDR Agent: Unintended Program Execution Leads to Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Description

A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent software on Windows that enables an authenticated local user with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\) to execute a program with elevated privileges. This issue impacts all versions of Cortex XDR agent without content update 330 or a later content update version.

Remediation

Solution:

  • This issue is fixed in all Cortex XDR agent versions with content update 330 and later content update versions.

Workaround:

  • There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Category

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory paloaltonetworks.com
Affected: Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0026 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-0026?
CVE-2022-0026 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-0026?
To fix CVE-2022-0026: This issue is fixed in all Cortex XDR agent versions with content update 330 and later content update versions.
Is CVE-2022-0026 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-0026 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-0026?
CVE-2022-0026 affects Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent.
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