CVE-2026-0230CWE-754

Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on macOS

Medium · published March 11, 2026

CVSS v4.0
4.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on macOS allows a local administrator to disable the agent. This issue could be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
4.0 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
EPSS
0.00137 · 2.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-754 · Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Published
2026-03-11T18:02Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 MAR 18:02Z
    Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on macOS
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