Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2022-0026
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 a program with elevated privileges. This issue impacts all versions of Cortex XDR agent without content update 330 or a later content update version.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (11.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent — versions 7.7.* without CU-330, 7.7.* with CU-330, 7.6.* without CU-330
- Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent — versions 6.1, 6.1.4, 6.1.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0026 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0026?
- CVE-2022-0026 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-282. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0026?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0026 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.