CVE-2026-0232Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on Windows
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A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
- CVSS
- 4.0 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-15
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- palo_alto
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent palo_alto_networks:cortex_xdr_agent (from the name) | 9.1.0 builds before 5.10.14 not affected; 9.0 not affected; 8.9 not affected; 8.7-CE not affected | CNA record |
paloaltonetworks cortex_xdr_agent paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent | from 8.7.0 before 8.7.101; 7.9; 8.3; 8.9.0; 9.0.0 | NVD |
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0232vendor-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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