Riskcovery

CVE-2022-0012

Cortex XDR Agent: Local Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
6.1 Medium
Published
Jan 12, 2022
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Reserved
Dec 28, 2021

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Description

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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hpalo_alto

Weaknesses

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Cortex XDR AgentPalo Alto Networks
  • 7.4.*Not affected
  • 7.5.*Not affected
  • 7.6.*Not affected
  • 5.0 to before 5.0.12Affectedfrom 5.0.12Not affected
  • 7.2 to before 7.2.4Affectedfrom 7.2.4Not affected
  • 7.3 to before 7.3.2Affectedfrom 7.3.2Not affected
  • 6.1 to before 6.1.9Affectedfrom 6.1.9Not affected

References

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