Multiple vulnerabilities in Cortex XDR Agent

Published: 2022-05-11

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-0026 CVE-2022-0025
CWE-ID	CWE-264 CWE-427
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Cortex XDR Agent for Windows Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls
Vendor

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU63075

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0026

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local user with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\) can execute arbitrary programs with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cortex XDR Agent for Windows: before CU-330

External links

http://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0026

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Insecure DLL loading

EUVDB-ID: #VU63074