VDB-178765 · CVE-2021-3042 · GCVE-0-2021-3042

Palo Alto Cortex XDR Agent 5.0/6.1/7.2/7.3 on Windows uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Palo Alto Cortex XDR Agent 5.0/6.1/7.2/7.3 on Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-3042. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto Cortex XDR Agent 5.0/6.1/7.2/7.3 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. 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 published 07/16/2021. The advisory is shared at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-3042. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Palo Alto

Name

Cortex XDR Agent

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

01/06/2021 🔍
07/16/2021 +190 days 🔍
07/16/2021 +0 days 🔍
07/19/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-3042 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-3042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-178765

Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2021 10:48
Updated: 07/19/2021 12:18
Changes: 07/16/2021 10:48 (37), 07/19/2021 12:10 (2), 07/19/2021 12:18 (1)
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