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CVE-2022-0015
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-01-12T18:15:08.197 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:19:53.393

Summary

A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables an authenticated local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex XDR agent 6.1 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 6.1.9.

Affected products

paloaltonetworks — cortex_xdr_agent

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References

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