CVE-2023-0002

Cortex XDR Agent: Product Disruption by Local Windows User

Published Feb 8, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local user to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12.22203, Cortex XDR agent 7.5.101-CE, and all later supported Cortex XDR agent versions.


Vendor Workaround

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-12107 A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local user to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Mar 25, 2025, 1:57 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2022, 6:48 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 8, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:24 AM