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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2024-5912 json

Cortex XDR Agent: Improper File Signature Verification Checks

published 2024-07-10 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-47044

cvss
6.8
version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An improper file signature check in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent may allow an attacker to bypass the Cortex XDR agent's executable blocking capabilities and run untrusted executables on the device. This issue can be leveraged to execute untrusted software without being detected or blocked.

Patch / fix

  • Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 7.9.102-CE, 8.2.2, 8.3, 8.3-CE, 8.4

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
CNA 4.0 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

Affected products

  • Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

Sources

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