CVE-2024-8690

Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows Administrator Can Disable the Agent

Severity Score

5.6

*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: Ayman Sagy of CyberCX

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Requirements

Present

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

System

Vulnerable | Subsequent

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

None

Availability

None

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Requirements

Present

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

System

Vulnerable | Subsequent

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

None

Availability

None

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Multiple

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-09-11 CVE Reserved
2024-09-11 CVE Published
2024-09-11 CVE Updated
2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-440: Expected Behavior Violation

CAPEC

CAPEC-554: Functionality Bypass

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-8690

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

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"				*		-		Affected