PT-2024-9886 · Palo Alto Networks · Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent

Ayman Sagy

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Published

2024-09-11

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Updated

2025-07-22

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CVE-2024-8690

CVSS v4.0

5.6

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent (affected versions not specified)
Description: 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. The vulnerability is related to a discrepancy in functionality according to the specification, which may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-440

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-11664
CVE-2024-8690

Affected Products

Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent