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.
Affected products
2- Palo Alto Networks/Cortex XDR Agentv5cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.7-CE:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*Range: 8.7-CE
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0230mitrevendor-advisory
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