CVE-2022-0029 (GCVE-0-2022-0029)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-14 16:35 – Updated: 2025-06-04 15:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Cortex XDR Agent: Improper Link Resolution Vulnerability When Generating a Tech Support File
Summary
An improper link resolution vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local attacker to read files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a tech support file.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-04 15:08 UTC
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0029 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent |
Affected:
7.7 , < 7.7.3
(custom)
Affected: 7.5 CE , < 7.5.101-CE (custom) Affected: 5.0 , < 5.0.12-hotfix update (custom) |
guessed | |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent |
Unaffected:
7.8 all
Unaffected: 7.7.3 , < 7.7* (custom) Unaffected: 7.5.101-CE , < 7.5 CE* (custom) Unaffected: 5.0.12-hotfix update , < 5.0* (custom) |
guessed |
Date Public
2022-09-14 00:00
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
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They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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