Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent up to 8.2-CE signature verification

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent up to 7.9.101-CE/8.2/8.2.1/8.3/8.2-CE. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to signature verification. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-5912. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent up to 7.9.101-CE/8.2/8.2.1/8.3/8.2-CE. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a signature verification vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-347. The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at security.paloaltonetworks.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-5912 since 06/12/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 7.9.102-CE, 8.2.2, 8.3, 8.3-CE or 8.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Signature verification
CWE: CWE-347 / CWE-345
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cortex XDR Agent 7.9.102-CE/8.2.2/8.3/8.3-CE/8.4

Timelineinfo

06/12/2024 🔍
07/10/2024 +28 days 🔍
07/10/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/11/2024 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-5912 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-5912
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-271097

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2024 23:07
Updated: 07/11/2024 12:32
Changes: 07/10/2024 23:07 (70), 07/11/2024 12:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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