CVE-2022-0025
Published: May 11, 2022
Modified: Sep 17, 2024
CVSS v3.1
6.7
Description
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent software on Windows that enables an authenticated local user with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\) to execute a program with elevated privileges. This issue impacts: All versions of the Cortex XDR agent when upgrading to Cortex XDR agent 7.7.0 on Windows; Cortex XDR agent 7.7.0 without content update 500 or a later version on Windows. This issue does not impact other platforms or other versions of the Cortex XDR agent.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | affected 7.7 - < 7.7.1.62043 without CU-500 |
Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | unaffected 7.7.* with CU-500unaffected 7.6 allunaffected 7.5 CE allunaffected 7.4 allunaffected 7.5 all+2 more versions |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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