Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2023-0001
An information exposure vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local system administrator to disclose the admin password for the agent in cleartext, which bad actors can then use to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.4% 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 7.9 All, 7.8 All, 7.5
- Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- 3xoa-offsec/vectorhunt-beta
- ACash5/programmatic-vulnerability-remediations
- ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- AnthonyKSec/programmatic-vulnerability-remediations
- Arsenio-89/programmatic-vulnerability-remediations
- Be-Secure/BeSSAAIAgent
- BeeChang12/Programmatic-Vulnerability-Remediations
- Bharathkasyap/programmatic-vulnerability-remediations-Bharath
- Bruk-CyberTech/programmatic-vulnerability
- CHECK-MARX/Project_
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0001 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-0001?
- CVE-2023-0001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2023-02-08.
- How severe is CVE-2023-0001?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-0001 known to be exploited?
- 116 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.