Cortex XDR Agent: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Priority LOW 25CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0013 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Cortex XDR Agent (Palo Alto Networks): 7.9.102-CE, 8.2.3, 8.3.1 +1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | 7.9-CE to before 7.9.102-CE; 8.1.0; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.3; 8.3.0 to before 8.3.1 | 7.9.102-CE, 8.2.3, 8.3.1, 8.4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Cortex XDR Agent VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 7.9-CE to before 7.9.102-CE; 8.1.0; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.3; 8.3.0 to before 8.3.1 Fixed in 7.9.102-CE, 8.2.3, 8.3.1, 8.4.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:* | 7.9 to before 7.9.102 | Vulnerable | CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company |
| cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1 to before 8.2.3; 8.3 to before 8.3.1 | Vulnerable | CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company |
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:* Versions 7.9 to before 7.9.102 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 to before 8.2.3; 8.3 to before 8.3.1 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Cortex XDR Agent (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 7.9.102-CE, 8.2.3, 8.3.1, 8.4.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5907
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vh98-48jw-fxwj
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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-2024-5907 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5907 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vh98-48jw-fxwj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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