Cortex XDR Agent: Cleartext Exposure of Agent Admin Password
Priority LOW 29CWE-319Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
An information exposure vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local system administrator to disclose the admin password for the agent in cleartext, which bad actors can then use to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00213 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Cortex XDR agent (Palo Alto Networks): 7.9 All, 7.8 All, 7.5.101-CE +1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR agent | 7.5 to before 7.5.101-CE | 7.9 All, 7.8 All, 7.5.101-CE, 5.0 All | Patch available | CNA |
- Cortex XDR agent VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 7.5 to before 7.5.101-CE Fixed in 7.9 All, 7.8 All, 7.5.101-CE, 5.0 All Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:* | 7.5 to before 7.5.101 | Vulnerable | CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:* Versions 7.5 to before 7.5.101 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Cortex XDR agent (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 7.9 All, 7.8 All, 7.5.101-CE, 5.0 All
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0001
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qr8-h5jr-2gmw
References
More Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08782 Expedition: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-03172 PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtect KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-01936 PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in SAML Authentication KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2017-11675 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-00239 PAN-OS: Unauthenticated user initiated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User-ID™ Authentication Portal KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-08784 Expedition: SQL Injection Leads to Firewall Admin Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
- CVE-2023-0001 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0001 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qr8-h5jr-2gmw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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