CVE-2024-8690

MEDIUM

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR < - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-8690

Scores

CVSS v3 4.4

EPSS 0.0007

EPSS Percentile 21.3%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-440

Status published

Products (1)

paloaltonetworks/cortex_xdr_agent 7.9.102

Published Sep 11, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026