Medium severity · published Jan 12, 2022
CVE-2022-0013
A file information exposure vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system…
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A file information exposure vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a support file. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex XDR agent 6.1 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 6.1.9; Cortex XDR agent 7.2 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.2.4; Cortex XDR agent 7.3 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.3.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CX
Cortex Xdr Agent · Paloaltonetworks
5.0 before 5.0.12; 6.1 before 6.1.9; 7.2 before 7.2.4; 7.3 before 7.3.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0013
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0013
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0013
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