A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low privileged local Windows user to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.
Weakness
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortex_xdr_agent | Paloaltonetworks | 7.9 (including) | 7.9.102 (excluding) |
| Cortex_xdr_agent | Paloaltonetworks | 8.1 (including) | 8.1.2 (excluding) |
| Cortex_xdr_agent | Paloaltonetworks | 8.2 (including) | 8.2.1 (excluding) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/233.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html