CVE-2024-8690 Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows Administrator Can Disable the Agent

2024-09-1116:42:39

CWE-440

palo_alto

www.cve.org

cve-2024-8690

palo alto networks

windows

administrator privileges

detection mechanism

malware

malicious activity

CVSS4

5.6

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/SC:N/VI:H/SI:N/VA:N/SA:L/AU:N/U:Amber/R:U/V:D/RE:M

EPSS

Percentile

9.6%

JSON

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows administrator privileges to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "Cortex XDR Agent",
    "vendor": "Palo Alto Networks",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "8.5"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "8.4"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "8.3"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "8.3-CE"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "8.2"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "7.9.102-CE"
      }
    ]
  }
]