Local code execution via untrusted search path
Published Jan 12, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024
Untrusted search path handling in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on Windows allows local users to execute an attacker-planted program. Live Terminal resolves a program through a search path that includes the Windows root directory and can select an attacker-created file there instead of the intended program. Exploitation requires permission to create a file in the Windows root directory and another local user to open a Live Terminal session, after which the planted program runs in that user's context.
Summary
What happened
Untrusted search path handling in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on Windows allows local users to execute an attacker-planted program. Live Terminal resolves a program through a search path that includes the Windows root directory and can select an attacker-created file there instead of the intended program. Exploitation requires permission to create a file in the Windows root directory and another local user to open a Live Terminal session, after which the planted program runs in that user's context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-0014
- Published
- Jan 12, 2022
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Vendor
- Palo Alto Networks
- Product
- Cortex XDR Agent
- Classifications
- CWE-426, T1574.008
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=5.0 <5.0.12 changes=[{"at":"5.0.12","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=6.1 <6.1.9 changes=[{"at":"6.1.9","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=7.2 <7.2.4 changes=[{"at":"7.2.4","status":"unaffected"}]
- Affected versionversion=7.3 <7.3.2 changes=[{"at":"7.3.2","status":"unaffected"}]
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