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CVE-2026-0230: palo alto networks cortex xdr agent

CVSS: 4.0v4.0MediumAwaiting analysis
Published 11-03-2026Last modified 11-03-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-0230 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) vulnerability in palo alto networks cortex xdr agent. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
16/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.14% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.14%

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

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links