Medium severity · published Sep 13, 2023
CVE-2023-3280
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local user to disable the agent.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CX
Cortex XDR Agent · Palo Alto Networks
5.0; 7.5-CE; 7.9 before 7.9.3; 7.9-CE before 7.9.101-CE; 8.0 before 8.0.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3280
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3280
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-3280
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