CVE-2022-0029
Cortex XDR Agent: Improper Link Resolution Vulnerability When Generating a Tech Support File
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
An improper link resolution vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local attacker to read files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a tech support file.
Una vulnerabilidad de resolución de enlaces inapropiada en el agente Cortex XDR de Palo Alto Networks en dispositivos Windows permite a un atacante local leer archivos en el sistema con altos privilegios cuando es generado un archivo de soporte técnico
*Credits:
Palo Alto Networks thanks Diego García of INCIDE for discovering and reporting this issue.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2021-12-28 CVE Reserved
- 2022-09-14 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (1)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0029 | 2022-09-17 |
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
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| Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" | Cortex Xdr Agent Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent" | >= 7.5 < 7.5.101 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent" and version " >= 7.5 < 7.5.101" | critical_environment |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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| Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" | Cortex Xdr Agent Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent" | >= 7.7 < 7.7.3 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Cortex Xdr Agent" and version " >= 7.7 < 7.7.3" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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