PT-2023-1382 · Palo Alto Networks · Cortex Xdr Agent

Fernando Romero De La Morena + 1 · Published 2023-02-08 · Updated 2023-02-18 · CVE-2023-0002

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cortex XDR Agent versions (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a problem with a protection mechanism in the Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices, allowing a local user to execute privileged commands. This can enable an attacker to disable or uninstall the agent, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary commands.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Protection Mechanism Failure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-693

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-00740

CVE-2023-0002

Affected Products

Cortex Xdr Agent

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0002 · Security Note
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-00740 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43915 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/57782 · Telegram Post