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CVE-2026-0232: palo alto networks cortex xdr agent

CVSS: 4.4v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 13-04-2026Last modified 13-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-0232 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in palo alto networks cortex xdr agent. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.4% 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
0.15%
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. 13-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.15% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.15%

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≥ 9.0, < 9.0.1 | ≥ 8.9, < 8.9.1 | ≥ 8.7-CE, < 8.7.101-CE | ≥ 8.3-CE, < 8.3-CE-CU-2120 | ≥ 7.9-CE, < 7.9-CE-CU-2120
Paloaltonetworks1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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