Palo Alto Cortex XDR Agent up to 5.10.13/8.8/8.9.0/9.0.0 on Windows external control of setting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto Cortex XDR Agent up to 5.10.13/8.8/8.9.0/9.0.0 on Windows. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to external control of setting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-0232. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Palo Alto Cortex XDR Agent up to 5.10.13/8.8/8.9.0/9.0.0 on Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a external control of setting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-15. One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.

The weakness was shared by WhatThe0xDoin. The advisory is shared for download at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-0232 since 11/03/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.10.14, 7.9-CE-CU-2120, 8.3-CE-CU-2120, 8.7-CE, 8.7.101-CE, 8.9, 8.9.1, 9.0 or 9.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2026-21895) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1019). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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  • Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR

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Class: External control of setting
CWE: CWE-15
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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 5.10.14/7.9-CE-CU-2120/8.3-CE-CU-2120/8.7-CE/8.7.101-CE/8.9/8.9.1/9.0/9.0.1

Timelineinfo

11/03/2025 CVE reserved
04/13/2026 +160 days Advisory disclosed
04/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/08/2026 +86 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Researcher: WhatThe0xDoin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-0232 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0232
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357104
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1019 - Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen

Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2026 10:06
Updated: 07/08/2026 05:27
Changes: 04/13/2026 10:06 (74), 04/13/2026 13:09 (1), 04/13/2026 22:00 (7), 07/08/2026 05:27 (12)
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