Medium severity · published Sep 11, 2024
CVE-2024-8690
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows Administrator Can Disable the Agent
4.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% 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
7.9.102-CE · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8690
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8690
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-8690
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