CVE-2024-5905
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.001 · 0 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local low privileged Windows user to disrupt some functionality of the agent. However, they are not able to disrupt Cortex XDR agent protection mechanisms using this vulnerability.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 0.4–4.4
ssvc
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affected products (9)
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- paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent7.9.0 → 7.9.102nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent8.1 → 8.1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- paloaltonetworks cortex xdr agent8.2 → 8.2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (4)
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