Cortex XDR Agent: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Published Jun 12, 2024
5.2
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.13%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 7.9-CEStatusaffectedConstraints<7.9.102-CE
- Version 8.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints<8.2.3
- Version 8.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<8.3.1
- Version 8.4.0StatusunaffectedConstraints-
- 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 |
|
- ≥ 7.9 · < 7.9.102
- ≥ 8.1 · < 8.2.3
- ≥ 8.3 · < 8.3.1
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 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.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
1 other source (NVD) ▾
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 Jun 12, 2024 · 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
2024–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (5 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 2.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 2.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00041) | 9.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 8.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (1)
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907 vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907 | vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory |
Change history (3)
- CISA ADP
- SSVC technical impact changed from total to
partial total → partial
- SSVC technical impact changed from total to
partial
- CISA ADP
- SSVC technical impact changed from partial to
total partial → total
- SSVC technical impact changed from partial to
total
- CISA ADP
- SSVC technical impact changed from total to
partial total → partial
- SSVC technical impact changed from total to
partial