CVE-2022-0015 Cortex XDR Agent: An Uncontrolled Search Path Element Leads to Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

What is CVE-2022-0015?

CVE-2022-0015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent, published on 12 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables an authenticated local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex XDR agent 6.1 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 6.1.9.

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0015?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0015?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-0015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent

• CVE-2021-3042 Cortex XDR Agent: Improper Control of User-Controlled File Leads to Local Privilege Escalation High 7.8
• CVE-2021-3041 Cortex XDR Agent: Improper control of user-controlled file leads to local privilege escalation High 7.8
• CVE-2020-2049 Cortex XDR Agent: Improper control of loaded DLL leads to local privilege escalation High 7.8
• CVE-2024-5909 Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent Medium 6.8
• CVE-2022-0025 Cortex XDR Agent: An Uncontrolled Search Path Element Leads to Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability Medium 6.7

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-68c7-78j8-wc59.