What is CVE-2022-0014?

CVE-2022-0014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-0014?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2022-0014

An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\) to store a program that can then be unintention…

EPSS: 0.003 (16.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent — versions 7.4.*, 7.5.*, 7.6.*
Paloaltonetworks Cortex_xdr_agent

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0014?: CVE-2022-0014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-0014?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.