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Low 1.1Published Jul 9, 2026
CVE-2026-0276Cortex XDR Broker VM: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
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A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex® XDR Broker VM enables a locally authenticated user to perform actions as the root user.
- CVSS
- 1.1 LOW (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269
- 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
- Undergoing Analysis
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM palo_alto_networks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm (from the name) | from 20.0.96 before 31.0.58; fixed at 31.0.58 | CNA record |
paloaltonetworks cortex_xdr_broker_vm paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_broker_vm | from 20.0.96 before 31.0.58 | NVD |
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0276vendor-advisory
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