CVE-2024-5907 Cortex XDR Agent: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Description
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.
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.4 | None | All |
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.3 | < 8.3.1 on Windows | >= 8.3.1 on Windows |
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.2 | < 8.2.3 on Windows | >= 8.2.3 on Windows |
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.1 | All | None |
| Cortex XDR Agent 7.9-CE | < 7.9.102-CE on Windows | >= 7.9.102-CE on Windows |
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSSv4.0 Base Score: 5.2 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/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-269 Improper Privilege Management
Solution
This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR agent 7.9.102-CE, Cortex XDR agent 8.2.3, Cortex XDR agent 8.3.1, and all later Cortex XDR agent versions. This issue will not be addressed in Cortex XDR agent 8.1, which reached end-of-life (EoL) status on April 9, 2024.