Palo Alto Cortex XDR Agent up to 7.1/7.2 on Windows uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Palo Alto Cortex XDR Agent up to 7.1/7.2 on Windows and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-2049. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto Cortex XDR Agent up to 7.1/7.2 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 12/09/2020. It is possible to read the advisory at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-2049. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

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Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

12/04/2019 🔍
12/09/2020 +371 days 🔍
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12/15/2020 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-2049 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-2049
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165931

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2020 21:31
Updated: 12/15/2020 09:15
Changes: 12/09/2020 21:31 (36), 12/15/2020 09:09 (2), 12/15/2020 09:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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