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.
EPSS: 0.002 (11.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (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.