CVE-2022-0014

Cortex XDR Agent: Unintended Program Execution When Using Live Terminal Session

Severity Score

7.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\) to store a program that can then be unintentionally executed by another local user when that user utilizes a Live Terminal session. 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; Cortex XDR agent 7.2 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.2.4; Cortex XDR agent 7.3 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.3.2.

Se presenta una vulnerabilidad de ruta de búsqueda no confiable en el agente Cortex XDR de Palo Alto Networks que permite a un atacante local con privilegios de creación de archivos en el directorio root de Windows (como C:\) almacenar un programa que puede ser ejecutado involuntariamente por otro usuario local cuando éste usa una sesión de Live Terminal. Este problema afecta: Agente Cortex XDR versiones 5.0 anteriores al agente Cortex XDR 5.0.12; Agente Cortex XDR versiones 6.1 anteriores al agente Cortex XDR 6.1.9; Agente Cortex XDR versiones 7.2 anteriores al agente Cortex XDR 7.2.4; Agente Cortex XDR versiones 7.3 anteriores al agente Cortex XDR 7.3.2

*Credits: This issue was found by Robert McCallum of Palo Alto Networks during an internal security review.

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-12-28 CVE Reserved
2022-01-12 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0014	2022-01-19

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"	Cortex Xdr Agent Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent"	>= 5.0 < 5.0.12 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent" and version " >= 5.0 < 5.0.12"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"	Cortex Xdr Agent Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent"	>= 6.1 < 6.1.9 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent" and version " >= 6.1 < 6.1.9"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"	Cortex Xdr Agent Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent"	>= 7.2 < 7.2.4 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent" and version " >= 7.2 < 7.2.4"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"	Cortex Xdr Agent Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent"	>= 7.3 < 7.3.2 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent" and version " >= 7.3 < 7.3.2"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe