CVE-2023-0002

MEDIUM

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR < - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-0002. Includes Metasploit module spec/support/shared/examples/msf/db_manager/vuln.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a Metasploit test suite for vulnerability management functionality, specifically testing the `Msf::DBManager::Vuln` module. It includes unit tests for vulnerability reporting, querying, and reference handling, but does not contain actual exploit code for CVE-2023-0002.

Description

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local user to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WRITEUP
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/spec/support/shared/examples/msf/db_manager/vuln.rb

This is a Metasploit test suite for vulnerability management functionality, specifically testing the `Msf::DBManager::Vuln` module. It includes unit tests for vulnerability reporting, querying, and reference handling, but does not contain actual exploit code for CVE-2023-0002.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Metasploit Framework
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Metasploit Framework installation · Database backend for vulnerability storage
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 10, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 27.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-693
Status published
Products (2)
paloaltonetworks/cortex_xdr_agent 5.0 - 5.0.12.22203
paloaltonetworks/cortex_xdr_agent 7.5 - 7.5.101
Published Feb 08, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026