VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2022-0026
CVSS score6.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-05-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent software on Windows that enables an authenticated local user with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\) to execute a program with elevated privileges. This issue impacts all versions of Cortex XDR agent without content update 330 or a later content update version.
Weakness classification
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com: CWE-282
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other
Primary references
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory