Medium severity · published Mar 11, 2026
CVE-2026-0230
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on macOS
4.0
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on macOS allows a local administrator to disable the agent. This issue could be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CX
Cortex XDR Agent · Palo Alto Networks
8.7-CE before 8.7.101-CE; 8.3-CE before 8.3.102-CE · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0230
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0230
security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0230
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