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CVE-2024-5905: palo alto networks cortex xdr agent Origin Validation Error

CVSS: 4.4v3.1MediumModified
Published 12-06-2024Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-5905 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) Origin Validation Error vulnerability in palo alto networks cortex xdr agent. EPSS estimates a 0.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.09%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-06-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows devices allows a local low privileged Windows user to disrupt some functionality of the agent. However, they are not able to disrupt Cortex XDR agent protection mechanisms using this vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.09%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

0%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.09% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.09%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Palo alto networks1 product
  • cortex xdr agent≥ 7.9-CE, < 7.9.102-CE | ≥ 8.1.0, < 8.1.2 | ≥ 8.2.0, < 8.2.1
Paloaltonetworks1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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