Privilege escalation in Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent
CVE-2024-5907
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent — versions 7.9-CE, 8.1.0, 8.2.0
- Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5907?
- CVE-2024-5907 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2024-06-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-5907?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-5907 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.