Medium severity5.0NVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-0013
CVE-2022-0013
Description
A file information exposure vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a support file. 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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.0,<5.0.12
- (no CPE)range: <5.0.12, <6.1.9, <7.2.4, <7.3.2
- (no CPE)range: 7.2
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References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0013nvdVendor Advisory
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