CVE-2024-8690

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
ProductPaloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent
PublishedSep 11, 2024
First seenSep 11, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-440CWE-440

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
paloaltonetworks cortex_xdr_agent7.9.102—

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