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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 9, 2024· Updated Oct 18, 2024

Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent

CVE-2024-9469

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.

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Affected products

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  • Paloaltonetworks/Cortex XDR agentcpe-rescue2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 7.9
    • (no CPE)

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