Cortex XDR Agent: Product Disruption by Local Windows User
Published Feb 8, 2023
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
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.
Affected products
-
- Version 5.0StatusaffectedConstraints<5.0.12.22203
- Version 7.5StatusaffectedConstraints<7.5.101-CE
- Version 7.8 AllStatusunaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.9 AllStatusunaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR agent | unaffected |
|
- ≥ 5.0 · < 5.0.12.22203
- ≥ 7.5 · ≤ 7.5.101
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Mar 25, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (7 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00295) | 19.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 16.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 21.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 9, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (1)
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0002 Vendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0002 | Vendor Advisory |
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