CVE-2023-0001 json
Cortex XDR Agent: Cleartext Exposure of Agent Admin Password
published 2023-02-08 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-12106
- cvss
- 6.0
- 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 11%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An information exposure vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local system administrator to disclose the admin password for the agent in cleartext, which bad actors can then use to execute privileged cytool commands that disable or uninstall the agent.
Patch / fix
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent 5.0 All, 7.5.101-CE, 7.8 All, 7.9 All
Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
References
-
security.paloaltonetworks.com
/CVE-2023-0001
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-0001
- NVD CVE-2023-0001
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