High severity · published Feb 8, 2023
CVE-2023-0002
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% 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 5.0.12.22203; 7.5 through 7.5.101 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0002
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0002
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0002
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