CVE-2024-5909

Local protection disablement via undisclosed mechanism

Published Jun 12, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Improper privilege management in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on Windows allows local users to disable endpoint protection. Palo Alto Networks has not published the affected protection mechanism or the operation that accepts low-privileged input. A low-privileged local Windows account is required; successful exploitation stops the agent's protections and permits subsequent malicious activity.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.41%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on Windows allows local users to disable endpoint protection. Palo Alto Networks has not published the affected protection mechanism or the operation that accepts low-privileged input. A low-privileged local Windows account is required; successful exploitation stops the agent's protections and permits subsequent malicious activity.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5909
Published
Jun 12, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Product
Cortex XDR Agent
Classifications
CWE-269, CAPEC-578, T1562.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.9-CE <7.9.102-CE changes=[{"at":"7.9.102-CE","status":"unaffected"}]
  2. Affected versionversion=8.1.0 <8.1.2 changes=[{"at":"8.1.2","status":"unaffected"}]
  3. Affected versionversion=8.2.0 <8.2.1 changes=[{"at":"8.2.1","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR Agentversion=7.9-CE <7.9.102-CE changes=[{"at":"7.9.102-CE","status":"unaffected"}]; version=8.1.0 <8.1.2 changes=[{"at":"8.1.2","status":"unaffected"}]; version=8.2.0 <8.2.1 changes=[{"at":"8.2.1","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.8Palo Alto NetworksCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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-269Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC-578Disable Security Software
T1562.001Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools

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