CVE-2026-0232 (GCVE-0-2026-0232)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-13 07:22 – Updated: 2026-04-13 13:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on Windows
Summary
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-13 13:14 UTC
CWE
- CWE-15 - External Control of System or Configuration Setting
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0232 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent |
Unaffected:
9.1.0 , < 5.10.14
(custom)
Unaffected: 9.0 (custom) Unaffected: 8.9 (custom) Unaffected: 8.7-CE (custom) |
guessed | |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cortex XDR Agent |
Affected:
9.0 , < 9.0.1
(custom)
Affected: 8.9 , < 8.9.1 (custom) Affected: 8.7-CE , < 8.7.101-CE (custom) Affected: 8.3-CE , < 8.3-CE-CU-2120 (custom) Affected: 7.9-CE , < 7.9-CE-CU-2120 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xdr_agent:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.7-CE:*:*:*:*:Windows:*:* |
Date Public
2026-04-08 16:00
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