CVE-2024-5905 Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disrupt Functionality of the Agent
Response Effort
MODERATE
Recovery
USER
Value Density
DIFFUSE
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Automatable
YES
User Interaction
NONE
Product Confidentiality
NONE
Product Integrity
LOW
Product Availability
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
Subsequent Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent Integrity
NONE
Subsequent Availability
NONE
Description
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local low privileged Windows user to disrupt some functionality of the agent. However, they are not able to disrupt Cortex XDR agent protection mechanisms using this vulnerability.
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.4 | None | All |
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.3 | None | All |
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.2 | < 8.2.1 on Windows | >= 8.2.1 on Windows |
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.1 | < 8.1.2 on Windows | >= 8.1.2 on Windows |
| Cortex XDR Agent 7.9-CE | < 7.9.102-CE on Windows | >= 7.9.102-CE on Windows |
Severity: LOW
CVSSv4.0 Base Score: 2 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber)
Exploitation Status
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
Weakness Type
CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
Solution
This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR agent 7.9.102-CE, Cortex XDR agent 8.1.2, Cortex XDR agent 8.2.1, and all later Cortex XDR agent versions.
Acknowledgments
Palo Alto Networks thanks Manuel Feifel of VUREX (InfoGuard AG) for discovering and reporting this issue.
Timeline
Initial publication