CVE-2024-5907
low-risk
Published 2024-06-12
A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a local user to execute programs with elevated privileges. However, execution does require the local user to successfully exploit a race condition, which makes this vulnerability difficult to exploit.
Do I need to act?
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0.08% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.0/10
High
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (2)
Cortex Xdr Agent
Cortex Xdr Agent
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5907
25
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
7/34 · Low