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CVE-2024-8690

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows administrator privileges to disa…

Impact

A problem with a detection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices enables a user with Windows administrator privileges to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to disable the Cortex XDR agent and then to perform malicious activity.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
PaloaltonetworksCortex Xdr Agent
Version 7.9.102

Weakness classification

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