Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2023-0002
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local user to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.
EPSS: 0.003 (17.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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
- AnthonyKSec/programmatic-vulnerability-remediations
- Arsenio-89/programmatic-vulnerability-remediations
- BeeChang12/Programmatic-Vulnerability-Remediations
- Bharathkasyap/programmatic-vulnerability-remediations-Bharath
- Bruk-CyberTech/programmatic-vulnerability
- Chauneecev/programmatic-vulnerability-remediations
- Cmdavis14/programmatic-vulnerability-remediations
- DavidEssel/Programmatic-Vulnerability-Remediations-
References
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-0002?
- CVE-2023-0002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-02-08.
- How severe is CVE-2023-0002?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-0002 known to be exploited?
- 102 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.