CVE-2024-5909 Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent
Urgency
MODERATE
Response Effort
MODERATE
Recovery
USER
Value Density
DIFFUSE
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Automatable
NO
User Interaction
NONE
Product Confidentiality
NONE
Product Integrity
NONE
Product Availability
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
Subsequent Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent Integrity
NONE
Subsequent Availability
NONE
Description
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low privileged local Windows user to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.4 | None | All |
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.3 | None | All |
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.2 | < 8.2.1 on Windows | >= 8.2.1 on Windows |
| Cortex XDR Agent 8.1 | < 8.1.2 on Windows | >= 8.1.2 on Windows |
| Cortex XDR Agent 7.9-CE | < 7.9.102-CE on Windows | >= 7.9.102-CE on Windows |
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSSv4.0 Base Score: 6.8 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber)
Exploitation Status
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
Weakness Type
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Solution
This issue is fixed in Cortex XDR agent 7.9.102-CE, Cortex XDR agent 8.1.2, Cortex XDR agent 8.2.1, and all later Cortex XDR agent versions.
Acknowledgments
Palo Alto Networks thanks Manuel Feifel of VUREX (InfoGuard AG) for discovering and reporting this issue.
Timeline
Initial publication