CVE-2022-0013

Arbitrary file disclosure via privileged support-file generation

Published Jan 12, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Information exposure in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on Windows allows local users to read arbitrary files through support-file generation. The support-file workflow executes with elevated privileges and copies arbitrary file contents into an artifact that the initiating local user can read. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and interaction with support-file generation; the disclosed impact is file-content disclosure only.

CVSS severity5.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on Windows allows local users to read arbitrary files through support-file generation. The support-file workflow executes with elevated privileges and copies arbitrary file contents into an artifact that the initiating local user can read. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and interaction with support-file generation; the disclosed impact is file-content disclosure only.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0013
Published
Jan 12, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Product
Cortex XDR Agent
Classifications
CWE-538, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.0 <5.0.12 changes=[{"at":"5.0.12","status":"unaffected"}]
  2. Affected versionversion=6.1 <6.1.9 changes=[{"at":"6.1.9","status":"unaffected"}]
  3. Affected versionversion=7.2 <7.2.4 changes=[{"at":"7.2.4","status":"unaffected"}]
  4. Affected versionversion=7.3 <7.3.2 changes=[{"at":"7.3.2","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Agentversion=5.0 <5.0.12 changes=[{"at":"5.0.12","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.1 <6.1.9 changes=[{"at":"6.1.9","status":"unaffected"}]; version=7.2 <7.2.4 changes=[{"at":"7.2.4","status":"unaffected"}]; version=7.3 <7.3.2 changes=[{"at":"7.3.2","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

5.0Palo Alto NetworksCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-538Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
T1005Data from Local System

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