CVE-2026-0230 (GCVE-0-2026-0230)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-11 18:02 – Updated: 2026-03-11 20:19
VLAI?
Title
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on macOS
Summary
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on macOS allows a local administrator to disable the agent. This issue could be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
Severity ?
4 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
CWE
  • CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent Unaffected: 9.1.0 (custom)
Unaffected: 9.0.0 (custom)
Unaffected: 8.9.0 (custom)
Affected: 8.7-CE , < 8.7.101-CE (custom)
Affected: 8.3-CE , < 8.3.102-CE (custom)
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    cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.3-CE:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:palo_alto_networks:cortex_xdr_agent:8.3.101-CE:*:*:*:*:macOS:*:*
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Credits
Michael Roitzsch, Barkhausen Institut gGmbH Carsten Weinhold, Barkhausen Institut gGmbH
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