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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 11, 2026· Updated Mar 11, 2026

Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on macOS

CVE-2026-0230

Description

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on macOS allows a local administrator to disable the agent. This issue could be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.

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Affected products

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  • Paloaltonetworks/Cortex XDR agentcpe-rescue2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.7-CE:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.7-CE:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*range: 8.7-CE
    • (no CPE)

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