CVE-2022-0026— Cortex XDR Agent: Unintended Program Execution Leads to Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2022-0026
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Cortex XDR Agent: Unintended Program Execution Leads to Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent software on Windows that enables an authenticated local user with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\) to execute a program with elevated privileges. This issue impacts all versions of Cortex XDR agent without content update 330 or a later content update version.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
属主管理不恰当
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent是Palo Alto Networks的一款终端安全软件。 Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于未正确施加安全限制。攻击者利用该漏洞使用提升的权限执行任意程序。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent | 7.7.* without CU-330 | - |
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- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0026x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0026
Same Patch Batch · Palo Alto Networks · 2022-05-11 · 4 CVEs total
| CVE-2022-0024 | 7.2 HIGH | PAN-OS: Improper Neutralization Vulnerability Leads to Unintended Program Execution During |
| CVE-2022-0025 | 6.7 MEDIUM | Cortex XDR Agent: An Uncontrolled Search Path Element Leads to Local Privilege Escalation |
| CVE-2022-0027 | 4.3 MEDIUM | Cortex XSOAR: Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability When Generating Reports |
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