CVE-2020-2020

lowpriority · track · 8EPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.31% (22nd) EPSS

CVSS 2.1 · low

Is it mine?

8 products

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Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-24

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR Agent from starting when the software or machine is restarted. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR Agent 5.0 versions earlier than 5.0.10; Cortex XDR Agent 6.1 versions earlier than 6.1.7; Cortex XDR Agent 7.0 versions earlier than 7.0.3; Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.2.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5

v2.02.1lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 2.9

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · psirt@paloaltonetworks.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-755USprimary

affected products (8)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent5.0 → 5.0.10enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent6.1 → 6.1.7enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent7.0 → 7.0.3enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent7.1 → 7.1.2enisa_euvdEU
paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent5.0 → 5.0.10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent6.1 → 6.1.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent7.0 → 7.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent7.1 → 7.1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2020-12-09modified 2026-06-17

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references (5)

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