CVE-2020-2049 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on Windows, specifically versions 7.1 and 7.2 with content update 149 and earlier. An authenticated local Windows user with file creation privileges in the Windows root directory can exploit this to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local user privileges, but leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has also received no community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low level of public awareness or concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.1.1, <= 7.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.2.1, <= 7.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.1:content_update149:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xdr_agent:7.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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