Description (CNA)
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on the Windows platform that allows an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This requires the user to have the privilege to create files in the Windows root directory. This issue impacts: All versions of Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 with content update 149 and earlier versions; All versions of Cortex XDR Agent 7.2 with content update 149 and earlier versions.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks / Cortex XDR Agent | unaffected 7.1.* with content update 150; affected 7.1.* without content update 150; unaffected 7.2.* with content update 150; affected 7.2.* without content update 150 |
| Palo Alto Networks / Cortex XDR Agent | unaffected 6.1.* with latest content; unaffected 7.0.* with latest content |
CWE
CWE-427
References
ADP enrichment
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