CVE-2020-2049

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-2049
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-12-09 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-12-16 18:56:00 UTC
DescriptionA local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on the Windows platform that allows an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This requires the user to have the privilege to create files in the Windows root directory. This issue impacts: All versions of Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 with content update 149 and earlier versions; All versions of Cortex XDR Agent 7.2 with content update 149 and earlier versions.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-427

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Application Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent 7.1 - All All
Application Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent 7.1 content_update149 All All
Application Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent 7.2 - All All
Application Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent 7.2 content_update149 All All
Application Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent 7.1 - All All
Application Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent 7.1 content_update149 All All
Application Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent 7.2 - All All
Application Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent 7.2 content_update149 All All
Application Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent All All All All
Application Paloaltonetworks Cortex Xdr Agent All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2020-2049 Cortex XDR Agent: Improper control of loaded DLL leads to local privilege escalation CONFIRM security.paloaltonetworks.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Palo Alto Networks thanks Chris Au of PwC Hong Kong - Darklab and Xavier DANEST of Decathlon for discovering and reporting this issue.

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