Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent 7.2 Content Update 149
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cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.2:content_update149:*:*:*:*:*:*
part: a version: 7.2 update: content_update149
| Vendor | Paloaltonetworks (3967839f-3a57-5145-af08-e62a2a06ae6a) |
|---|---|
| Product | Cortex Xdr Agent (bf5487ae-f1c5-54a5-9a95-d1817cc1c75c) |
| Edition | * |
| Language | * |
| Software edition | * |
| Target software | * |
| Target hardware | * |
| Other | * |
| Notes | Imported from NVD CPE 2.0 feed |
PURL mappings
| PURL | Source | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
pkg:npm/%40paloaltonetworks/pan-cortex-xdr |
purl2cpe | 2026-06-01 10:16:50.029416 |
pkg:sourceforge/cortex-xdr |
purl2cpe | 2026-06-01 10:16:50.029418 |
Vulnerability references
| Identifier | cpeApplicability | Submitted | db.gcve.eu details | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE:CVE-2021-3042 |
vulnerable | 2026-06-08 05:33:50.733016 |
Cortex XDR Agent: Improper Control of User-Controlled File Leads to Local Privilege Escalation
HIGH (7.8)
A local privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows platforms that enables an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. Exploiting this vulnerability requires the user to have file creation privilege in the Windows root directory (such as C:\). This issue impacts: All versions of Cortex XDR agent 6.1 without content update 181 or a later version; All versions of Cortex XDR agent 7.2 without content update 181 or a later version; All versions of Cortex XDR agent 7.3 without content update 181 or a later version. Cortex XDR agent 5.0 versions are not impacted by this issue. Content updates are required to resolve this issue and are automatically applied for the agent.
Published: 2021-07-15T16:45:12.285Z
Updated: 2024-09-17T04:18:46.587Z Reference links |
Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data |
CVE:CVE-2020-2049 |
vulnerable | 2026-06-08 05:24:58.806711 |
Cortex XDR Agent: Improper control of loaded DLL leads to local privilege escalation
HIGH (7.8)
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on the Windows platform that allows an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This requires the user to have the privilege to create files in the Windows root directory. This issue impacts: All versions of Cortex XDR Agent 7.1 with content update 149 and earlier versions; All versions of Cortex XDR Agent 7.2 with content update 149 and earlier versions.
Published: 2020-12-09T18:00:14.602Z
Updated: 2024-09-17T02:53:03.084Z Reference links |
Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data |
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