CVE-2026-0232CWE-15

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

Medium · published April 13, 2026

CVSS v4.0
4.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may 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
0.00146 · 3.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-15 · External Control of System or Configuration Setting
Published
2026-04-13T07:22Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 APR 07:22Z
    Cortex XDR Agent: Local Administrator can disable the agent on Windows
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