Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 14, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-0029
CVE-2022-0029
Description
An improper link resolution vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local attacker to read files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a tech support file.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.0,<5.0.12
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:critical_environment:*:*:*range: >=7.5,<7.5.101
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 7.8 all
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References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0029nvdVendor Advisory
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