CVE-2026-0270 Cortex XSOAR: Path Traversal Vulnerability
Exploit Maturity
UNREPORTED
Response Effort
MODERATE
Recovery
USER
Value Density
DIFFUSE
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Automatable
YES
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Product Confidentiality
HIGH
Product Integrity
HIGH
Product Availability
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
Subsequent Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent Integrity
NONE
Subsequent Availability
NONE
Description
A path traversal vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on Linux allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network, with the ability to intercept and manipulate network response traffic via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, to write arbitrary files to the host.Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| Cortex XSOAR 8.13 | < 8.13.1 on Linux | >= 8.13.1 on Linux |
| Cortex XSOAR 8.12 | All | None |
| Cortex XSOAR 8.11 | All | None |
| Cortex XSOAR 8.10 | All | None |
Required Configuration for Exposure
No special configuration is required.
Severity: MEDIUM, Suggested Urgency: MODERATE
CVSS-BT: 4.8 / CVSS-B: 7.5 (CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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 and Impact
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Solution
| Version | Minor Version | Suggested Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Cortex XSOAR 8.13 on Linux |
8.13.0 through | Upgrade to 8.13.1 or later. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of these issues.
Acknowledgments
Palo Alto Networks thanks the internal security team for discovering and reporting this issue.
CPE Applicability
- cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xsoar:*:*:*:*:*:Linux:*:* is vulnerable from (including)8.13.0 and up to (excluding)8.13.1
- or
- cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xsoar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)8.12.0
- ORcpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xsoar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)8.11.0
- ORcpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xsoar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is vulnerable from (including)8.10.0
Timeline
Initial publication