CVE-2024-9469 Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent
A local non-admin user can disable the Cortex XDR agent, allowing malware to operate without detection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9469?
CVE-2024-9469 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent, published on 9 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows non-administrative privileges to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9469?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9469?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9469 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9469 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9469 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
- CVE-2021-3042 Cortex XDR Agent: Improper Control of User-Controlled File Leads to Local Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2021-3041 Cortex XDR Agent: Improper control of user-controlled file leads to local privilege escalation
- CVE-2020-2049 Cortex XDR Agent: Improper control of loaded DLL leads to local privilege escalation
- CVE-2024-5909 Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disable the Agent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r35v-jh35-pg4q.