VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-9469

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.21%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-10-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows non-administrative privileges to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@paloaltonetworks.com: CWE-754
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-754

Primary references