CVE-2022-0026

Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.7)—
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent software on Windows that enables an authenticated local user with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\) to execute a program with elevated privileges. This issue impacts all versions of Cortex XDR agent without content update 330 or a later content update version.
CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Puntuación base: 6.7
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.23%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 12
Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Paloaltonetworks — Cortex XDR Agent
CWE

CWE-282
NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias

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