CVE-2023-0001

2023-02-0818:15:11

CWE-319

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web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2023-0001

palo alto networks

cortex xdr

windows

information exposure

vulnerability

admin password

cleartext

privileged commands

6.7 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.0%

JSON

An information exposure vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local system administrator to disclose the admin password for the agent in cleartext, which bad actors can then use to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

paloaltonetworkscortex_xdr_agentRange7.5–7.5.101critical_environment

AND

microsoftwindowsMatch-

CPENameOperatorVersion
paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agentpaloaltonetworks cortex xdr agentlt7.5.101

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent	paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent	lt	7.5.101

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "platforms": [
      "Windows"
    ],
    "product": "Cortex XDR agent",
    "vendor": "Palo Alto Networks",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "7.9 All"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "7.8 All"
      },
      {
        "changes": [
          {
            "at": "7.5.101-CE",
            "status": "unaffected"
          }
        ],
        "lessThan": "7.5.101-CE",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "7.5",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "5.0 All"
      }
    ]
  }
]