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Palo_altoVULNRICHMENT:CVE-2024-8690

HistorySep 11, 2024 - 4:42 p.m.

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

2024-09-1116:42:39

CWE-440

palo_alto

github.com

cve-2024-8690

palo alto networks

detection mechanism

windows

administrator privileges

malware

disable

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

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.6%

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

Technical Impact

partial

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.

References

security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-8690