FKIE_CVE-2022-0029
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-09-14 17:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:19
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| paloaltonetworks | cortex_xdr_agent | * | |
| paloaltonetworks | cortex_xdr_agent | * | |
| paloaltonetworks | cortex_xdr_agent | * | |
| microsoft | windows | - |
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