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CVE-2026-0232
Published: Apr 13, 2026
Modified: Apr 13, 2026
PUBLISHED
Description
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | unaffected 9.1.0 - < 5.10.14unaffected 9.0unaffected 8.9unaffected 8.7-CE |
Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | affected 9.0 - < 9.0.1affected 8.9 - < 8.9.1affected 8.7-CE - < 8.7.101-CEaffected 8.3-CE - < 8.3-CE-CU-2120affected 7.9-CE - < 7.9-CE-CU-2120 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0232
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