Cortex XDR Agent: Product Disruption by Local Windows User
Priority LOW 34CWE-693Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00295 22nd 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
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR agent | 7.5 to before 7.5.101-CE; 5.0 to before 5.0.12.22203 | 7.9 All, 7.8 All, 7.5.101-CE, 5.0.12.22203 | Patch available | CNA |
- Cortex XDR agent VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 7.5 to before 7.5.101-CE; 5.0 to before 5.0.12.22203 Fixed in 7.9 All, 7.8 All, 7.5.101-CE, 5.0.12.22203 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 to before 5.0.12.22203 | Vulnerable | CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company |
| cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:* | 7.5 – 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 to before 5.0.12.22203 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:* Versions 7.5 – 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, 5.0.12.22203
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0002
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-55pm-78cq-2wj2
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-2023-0002 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0002 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-55pm-78cq-2wj2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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