Cortex XDR Broker VM: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Priority LOW 24CWE-88Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-88.
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM enables an authenticated low privileged user with man-in-the-middle (MitM) access to execute code with root privileges on the Broker VM.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00344 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Cortex XDR Broker VM (Palo Alto Networks): 32.0.52
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 Broker VM | 20.0.96 to before 32.0.52 | 32.0.52 | Patch available | CNA |
- Cortex XDR Broker VM VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 20.0.96 to before 32.0.52 Fixed in 32.0.52 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Cortex XDR Broker VM (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 32.0.52
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0304
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v97p-xg3v-qpf2
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-2026-0304 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-0304 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v97p-xg3v-qpf2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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