CVE-2020-2020

Cortex XDR Agent: Exceptional condition denial-of-service (DoS)

Published Dec 9, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR Agent from starting when the software or machine is restarted. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR Agent 5.0 versions earlier than 5.0.10; Cortex XDR Agent 6.1 versions earlier than 6.1.7; Cortex XDR Agent 7.0 versions earlier than 7.0.3; Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.2.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR Agent 5.0.10, Cortex XDR Agent 6.1.7, Cortex XDR Agent 7.0.3, Cortex XDR Agent 7.1.2, and all later Cortex XDR Agent versions.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-22048 An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR Agent from starting when the software or machine is restarted. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR Agent 5.0 versions earlier than 5.0.10; Cortex XDR Agent 6.1 versions earlier than 6.1.7; Cortex XDR Agent 7.0 versions earlier than 7.0.3; Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.2.
History

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 8:17 PM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 9, 2020, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:11 AM