CVE-2026-0232
Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on Windows
Vexday Risk Score
13Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 4EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC —Patch referenciado
Lifecycle
13 Apr 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
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.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Affected products
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