Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2022-0025
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent software on Windows that enables an authenticated local user with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\) to execute…
EPSS: 0.002 (14.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent — versions 7.7, 7.7.* with CU-500, 7.6 all
- Paloaltonetworks Cortex_xdr_agent
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0025?
- CVE-2022-0025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0025?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0025 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.