CVE-2022-0015 (GCVE-0-2022-0015)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-01-12 17:30
Modified
2024-09-17 02:51
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Summary
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables an authenticated local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. 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.
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Vendor Product Version
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent Version: 5.0   < 5.0.12
Version: 6.1   < 6.1.9
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