Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent up to 7.9.102-CE on Windows Detection Mechanism expected behavior violation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent up to 7.9.102-CE on Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Detection Mechanism. The manipulation results in expected behavior violation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-8690. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent up to 7.9.102-CE on Windows. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Detection Mechanism. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a expected behavior violation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-440. A feature, API, or function does not perform according to its specification. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows administrator privileges to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.

The weakness was released by Ayman Sagy. The advisory is shared for download at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-8690 since 09/11/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.2, 8.3, 8.3-CE, 8.4 or 8.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Expected behavior violation
CWE: CWE-440 / CWE-436
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cortex XDR Agent 8.2/8.3/8.3-CE/8.4/8.5

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09/11/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Researcher: Ayman Sagy
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8690 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8690
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277236

Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2024 19:31
Updated: 10/03/2024 04:38
Changes: 09/11/2024 19:31 (73), 10/03/2024 04:38 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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