CVE-2024-5909
MEDIUMDescription
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a low privileged local Windows user to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.
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CVSS v3.1 Score
Weakness Type (CWE)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| paloaltonetworks | cortex_xdr_agent |
| paloaltonetworks | cortex_xdr_agent |
| paloaltonetworks | cortex_xdr_agent |
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