CVE-2022-0015
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2022-0015 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-01-12 18:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-01-19 19:22:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-427
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Paloaltonetworks | Cortex Xdr Agent | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-0015 Cortex XDR Agent: An Uncontrolled Search Path Element Leads to Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability | 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: Palo Alto Networks thanks Xavier DANEST of Decathlon for discovering and reporting this issue.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 376469 Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability (CPATR-13405, CPATR-9287)