CVE-2022-0013

Summary

CVECVE-2022-0013
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-01-12 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-01-19 19:20:00 UTC
DescriptionA file information exposure vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a support file. 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; Cortex XDR agent 7.2 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.2.4; Cortex XDR agent 7.3 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.3.2.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2022-0013 Cortex XDR Agent: File Information Exposure Vulnerability When Generating Support File MISC security.paloaltonetworks.com
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: This issue was found by Robert McCallum of Palo Alto Networks during an internal security review.

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376472 Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPATR-13408,CPATR-13480,CPATR-12633)
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