CVE-2022-0029

MEDIUM

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 5.0-5.0.11/7.5-7.5.100 Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0029

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 13.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (2)
paloaltonetworks/cortex_xdr_agent 5.0 - 5.0.12
paloaltonetworks/cortex_xdr_agent 7.5 - 7.5.101
Published Sep 14, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026