PT-2024-4212 · Palo Alto Networks · Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent

Published 2024-06-12 · Updated 2024-12-13 · CVE-2024-5907

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

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

Description A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, exploitation requires the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, making this issue difficult to exploit. The vulnerability is related to insecure privilege management.

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

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-04698

CVE-2024-5907

Affected Products

Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent

References · 8

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-04698 · Security Note
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5907 · Security Note
• https://blog.scrt.ch/2024/12/05/attacking-cortex-xdr-from-an-unprivileged-user-perspective · Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.268178 · Note
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/11552 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/89735 · Telegram Post