CVE-2022-0031

Cortex XSOAR: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in Cortex XSOAR Engine

Published Nov 9, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on a Linux operating system allows a local attacker with shell access to the engine to execute programs with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in Cortex XSOAR engine software available in Cortex XSOAR 6.9.0 build 130766 and all later versions of Cortex XSOAR.


Vendor Workaround

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-15252 A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on a Linux operating system allows a local attacker with shell access to the engine to execute programs with elevated privileges.
History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
May 1, 2025, 7:10 PM
Reserved
Dec 28, 2021, 11:54 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 9, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:19 AM