CVE-2024-8690 — Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows Administrator Can Disable the Agent

CVE-2024-8690

Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows Administrator Can Disable the Agent PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks / Cortex XDR Agent	unaffected 8.5; unaffected 8.4; unaffected 8.3; unaffected 8.3-CE; unaffected 8.2; affected 7.9.102-CE

CWE

CWE-440

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-8690

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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