CVE-2022-0029

Published: Sep 14, 2022

Modified: Jun 4, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

Description

An improper link resolution vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local attacker to read files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a tech support file.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	Cortex XDR Agent	affected `7.7 - < 7.7.3` affected `7.5 CE - < 7.5.101-CE` affected `5.0 - < 5.0.12-hotfix update`
Palo Alto Networks	Cortex XDR Agent	unaffected `7.8 all` unaffected `7.7.3 - < 7.7` unaffected `7.5.101-CE - < 7.5 CE` unaffected `5.0.12-hotfix update - < 5.0*`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0029

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CVE-2022-0029

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

References