CVE-2026-0232

MEDIUM

Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on Windows

Title source: cna

Description

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.

References (1)

[Vendor Advisory] https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0232

Scores

CVSS v4 4.0

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 4.3%

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-15

Status published

Products (9)

Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 7.9-CE - 7.9-CE-CU-2120

Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 8.3-CE - 8.3-CE-CU-2120

Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 8.7-CE

Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 8.7-CE - 8.7.101-CE

Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 8.9

Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 8.9 - 8.9.1

Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 9.0

Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 9.0 - 9.0.1

Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agent 9.1.0 - 5.10.14

Published Apr 13, 2026

Tracked Since Apr 13, 2026