CVE-2024-5907

Cortex XDR Agent: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

Published Jun 12, 2024 CVSS 4.0 · 5.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR agent 7.9.102-CE, Cortex XDR agent 8.2.3, Cortex XDR agent 8.3.1, and all later Cortex XDR agent versions. This issue will not be addressed in Cortex XDR agent 8.1, which reached end-of-life (EoL) status on April 9, 2024.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-47039 A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks cortex Xdr Agent
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Paloaltonetworks
Paloaltonetworks cortex Xdr Agent
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2026, 4:53 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2024, 3:27 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 12, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Nov 3, 2026, 10:17 PM