CVE-2022-0015

A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables an authenticated local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex XDR agent 6.1 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 6.1.9.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
palo_altoCNA
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 38%
VendorProductVersion
paloaltonetworkscortex_xdr_agent
5.0 ≤
𝑥
< 5.0.12
paloaltonetworkscortex_xdr_agent
6.1 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.9
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0015
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0015