CVE-2022-0012

lowpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.002 · 15 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.24% (15th) EPSS

CVSS 3.6 · low

Is it mine?

8 products

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Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

An improper link resolution before file access vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows platforms that enables a local user to delete arbitrary system files and impact the system integrity or cause a denial of service condition. 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; Cortex XDR agent 7.2 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.2.4; Cortex XDR agent 7.3 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.3.2.

cvss

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

7.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.6–7.1

v2.03.6lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 4.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.2

v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hsecondary · psirt@paloaltonetworks.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 4.2

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59USprimary

affected products (8)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent5.0 → 5.0.12enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent6.1 → 6.1.9enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent7.2 → 7.2.4enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent7.3 → 7.3.2enisa_euvdEU
paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent5.0 → 5.0.12nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent6.1 → 6.1.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent7.2 → 7.2.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent7.3 → 7.3.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-01-12modified 2026-06-17

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