CVE-2020-2020 describes an improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent versions 5.0 (prior to 5.0.10), 6.1 (prior to 6.1.7), 7.0 (prior to 7.0.3), and 7.1 (prior to 7.1.2). A local authenticated Windows user can exploit this to create files in the agent's internal directory, preventing the agent from starting and persisting across restarts. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, leading to high availability impact (denial of service) but no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0, < 5.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.1, < 6.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0, < 7.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.1, < 7.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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