CVE-2022-0029 Cortex XDR Agent: Improper Link Resolution Vulnerability When Generating a Tech Support File

What is CVE-2022-0029?

CVE-2022-0029 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent, published on 14 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper link resolution vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local attacker to read files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a tech support file.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0029?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0029?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-0029 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent

• CVE-2022-0015 Cortex XDR Agent: An Uncontrolled Search Path Element Leads to Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability High 7.8
• 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

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-42jf-jcvf-jgrw.