CVE-2024-5912 (GCVE-0-2024-5912)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-10 18:40 – Updated: 2024-08-01 21:25
VLAI?
Summary
An improper file signature check in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent may allow an attacker to bypass the Cortex XDR agent's executable blocking capabilities and run untrusted executables on the device. This issue can be leveraged to execute untrusted software without being detected or blocked.
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
CWE
  • CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent Unaffected: 8.4 (custom)
Unaffected: 8.3-CE (custom)
Unaffected: 8.3 (custom)
Affected: 7.9-CE , < 7.9.102-CE (custom)
Affected: 8.2 , < 8.2.2 (custom)
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Credits
Palo Alto Networks thanks the Cyber Defence Center of BITMARCK, and especially Maximilan Pappert for discovering and reporting this issue.
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