Cortex XDR Agent: File Information Exposure Vulnerability When Generating Support File

published 2022-01-12 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15234

cvss: 5.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
public exploits: 0; none known

A file information exposure vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent that enables a local attacker to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges when generating a support file. This issue impacts: Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 5.0.12; Cortex XDR agent 6.1 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 6.1.9; Cortex XDR agent 7.2 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.2.4; Cortex XDR agent 7.3 versions earlier than Cortex XDR agent 7.3.2.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 5.0.12, 6.1.9, 7.2.4, 7.3.2

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent

Classification

Weakness

CWE-538 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

security.paloaltonetworks.com /CVE-2022-0013
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-0013
NVD CVE-2022-0013

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Summary